Which to use
“Doktor” and “door” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,694
- “Doktor” frequency rank
- #25,962
- “door” frequency rank
- 30656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Doktor | door |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person mit medizinischer Ausbildung | Tür |
Where the eye mixes Doktor and door
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Doktor with door
A purely visual mix-up. Doktor ([ˈdɔktoːɐ̯]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Doktor is recorded at frequency rank #4,694, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔktoːɐ̯]. 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 30656, this pair ranks #1,743,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Doktor vs door
Shared letters: dor. Private to "Doktor": kt. Private to "door": -.
"Doktor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "door" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Doktor" for "door" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Doktor" vs "door" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Doktor" 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 #1,743,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Doktor" and "door" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "door 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 #1,743,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.