Which to use
“district” is a noun and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,150
- “district” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 28739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | district | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bezirk, Distrikt, Gebiet | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: district vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set district and TO apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: district vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: district is anoun and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
district is recorded at frequency rank #28,150, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. TO is at rank #589, tagged as anabbrev, 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 28739, this pair ranks #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of district vs TO
Shared letters: t. Private to "district": cdirs. Private to "TO": o.
"district" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- district ← ddistrict · disrtict · disstrict · distirct · distrcit · districct · districtt · distritc
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "district" for "TO" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "district" or "TO" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "district" vs "TO" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "district" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "district" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "district 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 #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.