folvsordersTell them apart

Which to use

“fol” and “orders” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,656
“fol” frequency rank
#49,941
“orders” frequency rank
84597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fol orders
Definition 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order

Letter map: fol vs orders

Shared letters muted; letters that set fol and orders apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. fol runs 3 letters (CVC) against orders's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
fol
6 ch
orders

Corpus notes: fol and orders

fol and orders are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fol is recorded at frequency rank #34,656, classified as averb, pronounced […]. orders is at rank #49,941, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 84597, this pair ranks #121,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fol vs orders

Shared letters: o. Private to "fol": fl. Private to "orders": ders.

"fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • orders ← odrers · ordders · orderrs · orderss · ordesr · ordres · oredrs · orrders

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fol" and "orders" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fol" vs "orders" - which ranks higher?
"fol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,656 in our German list, against #49,941 for "orders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fol" and "orders".

  • Full dictionary entry for "fol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "orders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fol" and "orders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orders vs puzzles". 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 #121,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list