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

#13,907
“ops” frequency rank
#45,496
“Outs” frequency rank
59403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ops Outs
Definition die Fähigkeit zu helfen, die Hilfe, der Beistand Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out

Letter map: ops vs Outs

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

3 ch
ops
4 ch
Outs

Corpus notes: ops and Outs

ops and Outs 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 59403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ops is recorded at frequency rank #13,907, classified as anoun. 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 59403, this pair ranks #825,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ops vs Outs

Shared letters: os. Private to "ops": p. Private to "Outs": tu.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Outsotus · oust · outss · outts · uots

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ops" for "Outs" 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.
Which is more common, "ops" or "Outs"?
"ops" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,907 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.

After this comparison

You've compared "ops" and "Outs". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ops" 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 #825,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ops" 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 #825,823 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