Which to use
“bohr” and “bohrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,715
- “bohr” frequency rank
- #39,849
- “bohrt” frequency rank
- 81564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bohr | bohrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bohren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bohren |
Where the eye mixes bohr and bohrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bohr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against bohrt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bohr vs bohrt
A purely visual mix-up. bohr ([boːɐ̯]) and bohrt ([boːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bohr” sits inside “bohrt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bohr is recorded at frequency rank #41,715, classified as averb, pronounced [boːɐ̯]. bohrt is at rank #39,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [boːɐ̯t].
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 81564, this pair ranks #173,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bohr vs bohrt
Shared letters: bhor. Private to "bohr": -. Private to "bohrt": t.
"bohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bohrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bohr" and "bohrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bohr" or "bohrt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bohrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bohr" and "bohrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bohr vs boos". 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 #173,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.