closedvsordersTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,496
“closed” frequency rank
#49,941
“orders” frequency rank
81437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature closed orders
Definition Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order

Letter map: closed vs orders

Shared letters muted; letters that set closed and orders apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

6 ch
closed
6 ch
orders

Spelling & dictionary notes on closed vs orders

closed and orders 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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

closed is recorded at frequency rank #31,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. orders is at rank #49,941, 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 81437, this pair ranks #175,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of closed vs orders

Shared letters: deos. Private to "closed": cl. Private to "orders": r.

"closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • closedcclosed · cllosed · cloesd · closde · closedd · clossed · clsoed · colsed
  • ordersodrers · ordders · orderrs · orderss · ordesr · ordres · oredrs · orrders

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "closed" and "orders" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "closed" or "orders"?
"closed" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,496 in our German list, against #49,941 for "orders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "closed" and "orders".

  • Full dictionary entry for "closed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "orders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #175,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "closed" and "orders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orders vs puzzles". 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 #175,867 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