Which to use
“Dekor” and “door” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,992
- “Dekor” frequency rank
- #25,962
- “door” frequency rank
- 58954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dekor | door |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verzierung auf einem Gebäude oder Gebrauchsgegenstand | Tür |
Where the eye mixes Dekor and door
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dekor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against door's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Dekor and door
A purely visual mix-up. Dekor ([deˈkoːɐ̯]) and door ([dɔː]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dekor is recorded at frequency rank #32,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [deˈkoːɐ̯]. door is at rank #25,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔː].
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 58954, this pair ranks #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dekor vs door
Shared letters: dor. Private to "Dekor": ek. Private to "door": -.
"Dekor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "door" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dekor" and "door" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Dekor" vs "door" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Dekor" and "door" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dekor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "door" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dekor" and "door" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dekor vs devot". 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 #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.