Which to use
“negro” is a noun and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,101
- “negro” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 46708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negro | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Neger | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: negro vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set negro and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: negro vs open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: negro is anoun and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negro is recorded at frequency rank #44,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 46708, this pair ranks #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negro vs open
Shared letters: eno. Private to "negro": gr. Private to "open": p.
"negro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negro" for "open" ever safe?
Which is more common, "negro" or "open"?
What to do next
Pair "negro" vs "open" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "negro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negro" and "open" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negro 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 #1,309,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.