usersvsUsusWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“users” and “Usus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,513
“users” frequency rank
#41,528
“Usus” frequency rank
77041
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature users Usus
Definition Plural des Substantivs user das, was üblich ist

Letter map: users vs Usus

Shared letters muted; letters that set users and Usus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
users
4 ch
Usus

Corpus notes: users and Usus

users and Usus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

users is recorded at frequency rank #35,513, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Usus is at rank #41,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːzʊs].

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 77041, this pair ranks #269,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of users vs Usus

Shared letters: su. Private to "users": er. Private to "Usus": -.

"users" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC  ·  "Usus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • userssuers · uesrs · userrs · userss · usesr · usres · ussers
  • Usussuus · ussu · ussus · ususs · uuss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "users" and "Usus" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "users" or "Usus" show up more?
"users" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,513 in our German list, against #41,528 for "Usus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "users" and "Usus".

  • Full dictionary entry for "users" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Usus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "users" and "Usus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs users". 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 #269,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list