Which to use
“food” and “foto” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,045
- “food” frequency rank
- #812
- “foto” frequency rank
- 7857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | food | foto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Substanz die von Menschen, Pflanzen oder Tieren aufgenommen wird, um das Überleben und das Wachstum zu ermöglichen, Nahrung | Licht |
Letter map: food vs foto
Shared letters muted; letters that set food and foto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. food (CVVC) and foto (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: food and foto
food and foto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
food is recorded at frequency rank #7,045, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. foto is at rank #812, tagged as anoun, 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 7857, this pair ranks #1,986,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of food vs foto
Shared letters: fo. Private to "food": d. Private to "foto": t.
"food" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "foto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "food" for "foto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "food" vs "foto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "food" and "foto".
- Full dictionary entry for "food" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "food" and "foto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "food 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 #1,986,610 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.