DarmvsdörrConfusable pair

Quick tell: Darm is a noun, dörr is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Darm” is a noun and “dörr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,695
“Darm” frequency rank
#48,832
“dörr” frequency rank
57527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Darm dörr
Definition Organ zur Verdauung 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren

Where the eye mixes Darm and dörr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Darm
4 ch
dörr

Why the eye confuses Darm with dörr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Darm is [daʁm] while dörr is [dœʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Darm is recorded at frequency rank #8,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [daʁm]. dörr is at rank #48,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [dœʁ].

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 57527, this pair ranks #897,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Darm vs dörr

Shared letters: dr. Private to "Darm": am. Private to "dörr": ö.

"Darm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Darmadrm · damr · darmm · darrm · ddarm · dram

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Darm" for "dörr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Darm" is a noun and "dörr" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Darm" or "dörr" show up more?
"Darm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,695 in our German list, against #48,832 for "dörr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Darm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dörr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #897,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Darm" and "dörr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Doro vs dörr". 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 #897,985 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