Which to use
“offen” and “ollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #888
- “offen” frequency rank
- #36,536
- “ollen” frequency rank
- 37424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offen | ollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oll |
Where the eye mixes offen and ollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between offen and ollen
A purely visual mix-up. offen ([ˈɔfn̩]) and ollen ([ˈɔlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offen is recorded at frequency rank #888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfn̩]. ollen is at rank #36,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔlən].
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 37424, this pair ranks #1,590,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offen vs ollen
Shared letters: eno. Private to "offen": f. Private to "ollen": l.
"offen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ollen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offen" and "ollen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "offen" vs "ollen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "offen" and "ollen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "offen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offen" and "ollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Oasen vs ollen". 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 #1,590,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.