Which to use
“Doktors” and “doors” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,825
- “Doktors” frequency rank
- #39,293
- “doors” frequency rank
- 88118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Doktors | doors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Doktor | Plural des Substantivs door |
Where the eye mixes Doktors and doors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Doktors vs doors
A purely visual mix-up. Doktors ([ˈdɔktoːɐ̯s]) and doors ([dɔːʳz]) 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 88118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Doktors is recorded at frequency rank #48,825, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔktoːɐ̯s]. doors is at rank #39,293, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔːʳz].
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 88118, this pair ranks #72,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Doktors vs doors
Shared letters: dors. Private to "Doktors": kt. Private to "doors": -.
"Doktors" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "doors" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Doktors" and "doors" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Doktors" or "doors" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Doktors" and "doors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Doktors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Doktors" and "doors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Doktoren vs Doktors". 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 #72,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.