Which to use
“unions” is a noun and “united” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,823
- “unions” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “united” frequency rank
- 36938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unions | united |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs union | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite |
Letter map: unions vs united
Shared letters muted; letters that set unions and united apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. unions (VCVVCC) and united (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: unions vs united
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unions is anoun and unitedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unions is recorded at frequency rank #30,823, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. united is at rank #6,115, 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 36938, this pair ranks #1,602,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unions vs united
Shared letters: inu. Private to "unions": os. Private to "united": det.
"unions" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unions" and "united" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unions" vs "united" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "unions" and "united".
- Full dictionary entry for "unions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "united" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,602,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unions" and "united" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unions". 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 #1,602,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.