Which to use
“orders” and “published” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #41,409
- “published” frequency rank
- 91350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | published |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs publish |
Letter map: orders vs published
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and published apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. orders runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against published's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - orders / published
orders and published 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. published is at rank #41,409, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 91350, this pair ranks #38,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs published
Shared letters: des. Private to "orders": or. Private to "published": bhilpu.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "published" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orders" and "published" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "orders" or "published"?
After this comparison
Pair "orders" vs "published" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "published" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "published" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orders vs puzzles". 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 #38,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.