Which to use
“dörr” is a verb and “dürr” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,832
- “dörr” frequency rank
- #25,514
- “dürr” frequency rank
- 74346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dörr | dürr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren | trocken |
Where the eye mixes dörr and dürr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dörr and dürr follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dörr and dürr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dörr is [dœʁ] while dürr is [dʏʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ö in “dörr” becomes ü in “dürr”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74346, 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]. dürr is at rank #25,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dʏʁ].
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 74346, this pair ranks #335,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dörr vs dürr
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dörr": ö. Private to "dürr": ü.
"dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dürr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dörr" and "dürr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dörr" or "dürr" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dörr" and "dürr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dörr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dürr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dörr" and "dürr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Doro vs dörr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #335,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.