Which to use
“tunnels” is a noun and “updates” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,754
- “tunnels” frequency rank
- #9,475
- “updates” frequency rank
- 30229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tunnels | updates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs tunnel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs update |
Letter map: tunnels vs updates
Shared letters muted; letters that set tunnels and updates apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tunnels and updates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tunnels is anoun and updatesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tunnels is recorded at frequency rank #20,754, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. updates is at rank #9,475, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30229, this pair ranks #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tunnels vs updates
Shared letters: estu. Private to "tunnels": ln. Private to "updates": adp.
"tunnels" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "updates" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tunnels" and "updates" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "tunnels" or "updates" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tunnels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "updates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tunnels" and "updates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tunnels". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,751,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.