heartsvsordersConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,341
“hearts” frequency rank
#49,941
“orders” frequency rank
77282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hearts orders
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heart 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order

Letter map: hearts vs orders

Shared letters muted; letters that set hearts and orders apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hearts (CVVCCC) and orders (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
hearts
6 ch
orders

Corpus notes: hearts and orders

hearts 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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hearts is recorded at frequency rank #27,341, 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 77282, this pair ranks #264,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hearts vs orders

Shared letters: ers. Private to "hearts": aht. Private to "orders": do.

"hearts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC  ·  "orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hearts ← eharts · haerts · hearrts · hearst · heartss · heartts · heatrs · herats
  • orders ← odrers · ordders · orderrs · orderss · ordesr · ordres · oredrs · orrders

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hearts" for "orders" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "hearts" vs "orders" - which ranks higher?
"hearts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,341 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 "hearts" and "orders".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hearts" 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 #264,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hearts" 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 #264,345 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