opsvsOrtsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,907
“ops” frequency rank
#17,087
“Orts” frequency rank
30994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ops Orts
Definition die Fähigkeit zu helfen, die Hilfe, der Beistand Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ort

Letter map: ops vs Orts

Shared letters muted; letters that set ops and Orts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
ops
4 ch
Orts

Corpus notes: ops and Orts

ops and Orts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ops is recorded at frequency rank #13,907, classified as anoun. Orts is at rank #17,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁt͡s].

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 30994, this pair ranks #1,736,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ops vs Orts

Shared letters: os. Private to "ops": p. Private to "Orts": rt.

"ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Orts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ortsorrts · ortss · ortts · otrs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ops" for "Orts" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "ops" or "Orts" show up more?
"ops" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,907 in our German list, against #17,087 for "Orts". 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 "ops" and "Orts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Orts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,736,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ops" and "Orts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ops". 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 #1,736,897 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