Which to use
“orders” and “shame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #43,491
- “shame” frequency rank
- 93432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | jemanden beschämen |
Letter map: orders vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. orders runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: orders and shame
orders and shame 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 93432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shame is at rank #43,491, 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 93432, this pair ranks #22,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs shame
Shared letters: es. Private to "orders": dor. Private to "shame": ahm.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "orders" and "shame" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "orders" vs "shame" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "orders" and "shame". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "shame" 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 #22,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.