Which to use
“dort” is an adverb and “dürr” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #153
- “dort” frequency rank
- #25,514
- “dürr” frequency rank
- 25667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dort | dürr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hinweis auf einen Ort, stärker als da | trocken |
Where the eye mixes dort and dürr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dort and dürr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dort is [dɔʁt] while dürr is [dʏʁ]. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dort is recorded at frequency rank #153, classified as anadv, pronounced [dɔʁt]. 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 25667, this pair ranks #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dort vs dürr
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dort": ot. Private to "dürr": ü.
"dort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dürr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dort ← ddort · dorrt · dortt · dotr · drot · odrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dort" and "dürr" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dort" vs "dürr" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dort" 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 #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dort" and "dürr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs dürr". 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 #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.