dörrvsdortWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dörr is a verb, dort is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dörr” is a verb and “dort” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,832
“dörr” frequency rank
#153
“dort” frequency rank
48985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dörr dort
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren Hinweis auf einen Ort, stärker als da

Where the eye mixes dörr and dort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
dörr
4 ch
dort

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dörr is [dœʁ] while dort is [dɔʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dörr is recorded at frequency rank #48,832, classified as averb, pronounced [dœʁ]. dort is at rank #153, tagged as anadv, pronounced [dɔʁt].

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 48985, this pair ranks #1,228,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dörr vs dort

Shared letters: dr. Private to "dörr": ö. Private to "dort": ot.

"dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "dort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dortddort · dorrt · dortt · dotr · drot · odrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dörr" and "dort" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dörr" is a verb and "dort" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dörr" or "dort"?
"dort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #153 in our German list, against #48,832 for "dörr". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list