Which to use
“locations” is a noun and “orders” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,053
- “locations” frequency rank
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- 93994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locations | orders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs location | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order |
Letter map: locations vs orders
Shared letters muted; letters that set locations and orders apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: locations vs orders
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: locations is anoun and ordersaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locations is recorded at frequency rank #44,053, classified as anoun, 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 93994, this pair ranks #19,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locations vs orders
Shared letters: os. Private to "locations": acilnt. Private to "orders": der.
"locations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locations" for "orders" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "locations" or "orders" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "locations" and "orders".
- Full dictionary entry for "locations" 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 #19,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locations" 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 #19,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.