Which to use
“opt” is a verb and “otte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,009
- “opt” frequency rank
- #38,325
- “otte” frequency rank
- 56334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opt | otte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (to opt for something) sich für etwas entscheiden (optieren) | acht |
Letter map: opt vs otte
Shared letters muted; letters that set opt and otte apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for opt / otte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: opt is averb and otteanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opt is recorded at frequency rank #18,009, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 56334, this pair ranks #944,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of opt vs otte
Shared letters: ot. Private to "opt": p. Private to "otte": e.
"opt" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "otte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- otte ← ote · otet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "opt" for "otte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "opt" vs "otte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "opt" vs "otte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "opt" 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 #944,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opt" 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 #944,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.