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

#32,876
“writing” frequency rank
#37,319
“yorks” frequency rank
70195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature writing yorks
Definition Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs write 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs york

Letter map: writing vs yorks

Shared letters muted; letters that set writing and yorks apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

7 ch
writing
5 ch
yorks

Spelling & dictionary notes on writing vs yorks

writing and yorks 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

writing is recorded at frequency rank #32,876, classified as averb, pronounced […]. yorks is at rank #37,319, 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 70195, this pair ranks #453,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of writing vs yorks

Shared letters: r. Private to "writing": gintw. Private to "yorks": kosy.

"writing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "yorks" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • writingrwiting · wirting · wriitng · writign · writingg · writinng · writnig · writting
  • yorksoyrks · yokrs · yorkks · yorkss · yorrks · yorsk · yroks · yyorks

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "writing" for "yorks" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "writing" vs "yorks" - which ranks higher?
"writing" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,876 in our German list, against #37,319 for "yorks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "writing" and "yorks". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "writing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "yorks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #453,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "writing" and "yorks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs yorks". 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 #453,660 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