Which to use
“opt” is a verb and “own” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,009
- “opt” frequency rank
- #19,664
- “own” frequency rank
- 37673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opt | own |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (to opt for something) sich für etwas entscheiden (optieren) | eigen |
Letter map: opt vs own
Shared letters muted; letters that set opt and own apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: opt vs own
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: opt is averb and ownanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opt is recorded at frequency rank #18,009, classified as averb, pronounced […]. own is at rank #19,664, tagged as anadj, pronounced [əʊn].
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 37673, this pair ranks #1,584,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of opt vs own
Shared letters: o. Private to "opt": pt. Private to "own": nw.
"opt" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "own" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "opt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "own" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,584,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opt" and "own" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs own". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,584,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.