Which to use
“dorn” and “Dur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,693
- “dorn” frequency rank
- #10,455
- “Dur” frequency rank
- 23148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorn | Dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hand | Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine große Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist |
Where the eye mixes dorn and Dur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dorn with Dur
A purely visual mix-up. dorn ([ˈdɔrn]) and Dur ([duːɐ̯]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dorn is recorded at frequency rank #12,693, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔrn]. Dur is at rank #10,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duːɐ̯].
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 23148, this pair ranks #1,865,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dorn vs Dur
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dorn": no. Private to "Dur": u.
"dorn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dorn ← ddorn · donr · dornn · dorrn · dron · odrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dorn" and "Dur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dorn" vs "Dur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dorn" and "Dur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorn" and "Dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorn vs duran". 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 #1,865,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.