Which to use
“written” is a verb and “years” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,644
- “written” frequency rank
- #13,282
- “years” frequency rank
- 56926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | written | years |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs write | Plural des Substantivs year |
Letter map: written vs years
Shared letters muted; letters that set written and years apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: written vs years
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: written is averb and yearsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
written is recorded at frequency rank #43,644, classified as averb, pronounced […]. years is at rank #13,282, tagged as anoun, 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 56926, this pair ranks #921,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of written vs years
Shared letters: er. Private to "written": intw. Private to "years": asy.
"written" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "years" · 5 letters · shape VVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "written" and "years" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "written" or "years"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "written" and "years".
- Full dictionary entry for "written" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "years" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #921,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "written" and "years" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs written". 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 #921,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.