FundortvsFundorteTell them apart

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

#21,608
“Fundort” frequency rank
#43,888
“Fundorte” frequency rank
65496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fundort Fundorte
Definition Ort, an dem etwas gefunden wurde Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fundort

Where the eye mixes Fundort and Fundorte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Fundort runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Fundorte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Fundort
8 ch
Fundorte

Look-alike desk: Fundort vs Fundorte

A purely visual mix-up. Fundort ([ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁt]) and Fundorte ([ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁtə]) 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) - “Fundort” sits inside “Fundorte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fundort is recorded at frequency rank #21,608, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁt]. Fundorte is at rank #43,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁtə].

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 65496, this pair ranks #604,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fundort vs Fundorte

Shared letters: dfnortu. Private to "Fundort": -. Private to "Fundorte": e.

"Fundort" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Fundorte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fundort ← ffundort · fnudort · fudnort · funddort · fundorrt · fundortt · fundotr · fundrot
  • Fundorte ← ffundorte · fnudorte · fudnorte · funddorte · fundoret · fundorrte · fundortte · fundotre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fundort" and "Fundorte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁt] versus [ˈfʊntˌʔɔʁtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Fundort" or "Fundorte" show up more?
"Fundort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,608 in our German list, against #43,888 for "Fundorte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Fundort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fundorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #604,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fundort" and "Fundorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundierte vs Fundorte". 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 #604,894 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