OmasvsOrksWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Omas” and “Orks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,710
“Omas” frequency rank
#34,840
“Orks” frequency rank
50550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Omas Orks
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oma Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ork

Where the eye mixes Omas and Orks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Omas
4 ch
Orks

Look-alike desk: Omas vs Orks

A purely visual mix-up. Omas ([ˈoːmas]) and Orks ([ɔʁks]) 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 50550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Omas is recorded at frequency rank #15,710, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːmas]. Orks is at rank #34,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁks].

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 50550, this pair ranks #1,169,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Omas vs Orks

Shared letters: os. Private to "Omas": am. Private to "Orks": kr.

"Omas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Orks" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Omasmoas · oams · omass · ommas · omsa
  • Orksokrs · orkks · orkss · orrks · orsk · roks

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Omas" for "Orks" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈoːmas] versus [ɔʁks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Omas" vs "Orks" - which ranks higher?
"Omas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,710 in our German list, against #34,840 for "Orks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Omas" and "Orks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Omas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Orks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,169,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Omas" and "Orks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Orks vs oro". 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 #1,169,426 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