derivatevsofTell them apart

Quick tell: derivate is a noun, of is a preposition, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“derivate” is a noun and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,600
“derivate” frequency rank
#324
“of” frequency rank
28924
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature derivate of
Definition Derivate von

Letter map: derivate vs of

Shared letters muted; letters that set derivate and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run. derivate runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against of's 2 (VC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
derivate
2 ch
of

Grammar separator: derivate vs of

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: derivate is anoun and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

derivate is recorded at frequency rank #28,600, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 28924, this pair ranks #1,776,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of derivate vs of

Shared letters: none. Private to "derivate": adeirtv. Private to "of": fo.

"derivate" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "of" · 2 letters · shape VC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • derivatedderivate · deirvate · deriavte · derivaet · derivatte · derivtae · derivvate · derrivate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "derivate" for "of" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "derivate" is a noun and "of" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "derivate" vs "of" - which ranks higher?
"of" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #324 in our German list, against #28,600 for "derivate". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "derivate" vs "of" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "derivate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,776,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "derivate" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derivate 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 #1,776,119 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