Which to use
“Export” and “Exporte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,204
- “Export” frequency rank
- #20,910
- “Exporte” frequency rank
- 29114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Export | Exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verkauf oder Transport von Gütern ins Ausland | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Export |
Where the eye mixes Export and Exporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Export vs Exporte
A purely visual mix-up. Export ([ɛksˈpɔʁt]) and Exporte ([ɛksˈpɔʁtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Export” sits inside “Exporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Export is recorded at frequency rank #8,204, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁt]. Exporte is at rank #20,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁtə].
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 29114, this pair ranks #1,772,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Export vs Exporte
Shared letters: eoprtx. Private to "Export": -. Private to "Exporte": -.
"Export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Export" for "Exporte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Export" vs "Exporte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Export" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Export" and "Exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empörten vs Exporte". 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 #1,772,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.