Which to use
“Ohio” is a name and “ohne” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,505
- “Ohio” frequency rank
- #111
- “ohne” frequency rank
- 16616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ohio | ohne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA | etwas oder jemanden ausschließend |
Where the eye mixes Ohio and ohne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ohio vs ohne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ohio is [oˈhaɪ̯o] while ohne is [ˈoːnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ohio is recorded at frequency rank #16,505, classified as aname, pronounced [oˈhaɪ̯o]. ohne is at rank #111, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈoːnə].
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 16616, this pair ranks #1,934,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ohio vs ohne
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Ohio": i. Private to "ohne": en.
"Ohio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "ohne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Ohio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ohne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ohio" and "ohne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ohio vs ONO". 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 #1,934,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.