Which to use
“öffnete” and “ordnete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,668
- “öffnete” frequency rank
- #17,669
- “ordnete” frequency rank
- 26337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | öffnete | ordnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ordnen |
Where the eye mixes öffnete and ordnete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. öffnete and ordnete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: öffnete vs ordnete
A purely visual mix-up. öffnete ([ˈœfnətə]) and ordnete ([ˈɔʁdnətə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
öffnete is recorded at frequency rank #8,668, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈœfnətə]. ordnete is at rank #17,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɔʁdnətə].
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 26337, this pair ranks #1,819,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of öffnete vs ordnete
Shared letters: ent. Private to "öffnete": fö. Private to "ordnete": dor.
"öffnete" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "ordnete" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordnete ← odrnete · orddnete · ordente · ordneet · ordnette · ordnnete · ordntee · orndete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "öffnete" and "ordnete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "öffnete" vs "ordnete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "öffnete" and "ordnete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "öffnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,819,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "öffnete" and "ordnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordne vs ordnete". 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 #1,819,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.