oktvsOutsTell them apart

Quick tell: okt is a abbrev, Outs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“okt” is an abbrev and “Outs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,446
“okt” frequency rank
#45,496
“Outs” frequency rank
60942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature okt Outs
Definition Abkürzung für den Monat oktober; Oktober Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out

Letter map: okt vs Outs

Shared letters muted; letters that set okt and Outs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
okt
4 ch
Outs

Grammar separator: okt vs Outs

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: okt is anabbrev and Outsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

okt is recorded at frequency rank #15,446, classified as anabbrev. Outs is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡s].

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 60942, this pair ranks #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of okt vs Outs

Shared letters: ot. Private to "okt": k. Private to "Outs": su.

"okt" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Outs" · 4 letters · shape VVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Outsotus · oust · outss · outts · uots

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "okt" and "Outs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "okt" is an abbrev and "Outs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "okt" or "Outs"?
"okt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,446 in our German list, against #45,496 for "Outs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "okt" and "Outs".

  • Full dictionary entry for "okt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Outs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "okt" and "Outs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ones 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 #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list