score

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“score” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,059 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#18,059
frequency rank, German
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sport, Ballspiele: der Spielstand

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

score vs SCR
0% similar
score vs some
60% similar
score vs Sure
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for score
PropertyValue
Headwordscore
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,059
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “score” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). score lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for score is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,059 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sport, Ballspiele: der Spielstand".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for score, with forms such as "csore", "sccore", and "scoer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SCR", "some", "Sure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is score, spelled S-C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sport, Ballspiele: der Spielstand

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: csore,sccore,scoer,scorre,scroe,socre,sscore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of score - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

csore2sccore1scoer2scorre1scroe2socre2sscore1
Edit distance from "score"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "score"?
"score" is spelled S-C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "score" mean?
As a noun, "score" means: Sport, Ballspiele: der Spielstand
What words are commonly confused with "score"?
"score" is commonly confused with "SCR", "some", "Sure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "score"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "score" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "score" come from?
"score" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “score”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “SCR” - see the side-by-side comparison. score vs SCR
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list