Which to use
“Obst” and “Ort” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,545
- “Obst” frequency rank
- #422
- “Ort” frequency rank
- 4967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Obst | Ort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack | lokalisierbarer, begrenzter Platz, definierte Stelle (punktförmig oder ausgedehnt) auf einer Fläche oder im Raum |
Where the eye mixes Obst and Ort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Obst vs Ort
A purely visual mix-up. Obst ([oːpst]) and Ort ([ɔʁt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Obst is recorded at frequency rank #4,545, classified as anoun, pronounced [oːpst]. Ort is at rank #422, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁt].
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 4967, this pair ranks #1,996,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Obst vs Ort
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Obst": bs. Private to "Ort": r.
"Obst" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "Ort" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Obst ← bost · obbst · obsst · obstt · obts · osbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Obst" for "Ort" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Obst" vs "Ort" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Obst" and "Ort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Obst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Obst" and "Ort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs Ort". 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 #1,996,168 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.