dorvsdörrWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“dor” and “dörr” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,140
“dor” frequency rank
#48,832
“dörr” frequency rank
83972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dor dörr
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dare 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren

Letter map: dor vs dörr

Shared letters muted; letters that set dor and dörr apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dor runs 3 letters (CVC) against dörr's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
dor
4 ch
dörr

Corpus notes: dor and dörr

dor and dörr are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dor is recorded at frequency rank #35,140, classified as averb, pronounced […]. dörr is at rank #48,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [dœʁ].

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 83972, this pair ranks #131,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dor vs dörr

Shared letters: dr. Private to "dor": o. Private to "dörr": ö.

"dor" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dor" and "dörr" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "dor" vs "dörr" - which ranks higher?
"dor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,140 in our German list, against #48,832 for "dörr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "dor" vs "dörr" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dörr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dor" and "dörr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Doro vs dörr". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #131,186 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