Which to use
“ohne” is a preposition and “otte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #111
- “ohne” frequency rank
- #38,325
- “otte” frequency rank
- 38436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ohne | otte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden ausschließend | acht |
Where the eye mixes ohne and otte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ohne and otte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ohne vs otte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ohne is [ˈoːnə] while otte is [ˈo̜ːdə]. 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 (preposition vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ohne is recorded at frequency rank #111, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈoːnə]. otte is at rank #38,325, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈo̜ːdə].
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 38436, this pair ranks #1,564,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ohne vs otte
Shared letters: eo. Private to "ohne": hn. Private to "otte": t.
"ohne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "otte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ohne" and "otte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ohne" or "otte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ohne" and "otte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ohne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "otte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,564,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ohne" and "otte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otte vs Outs". 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 #1,564,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.