Which to use
“orders” and “taking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- 97708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | taking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take |
Letter map: orders vs taking
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and taking apart highlighted. No shared letter run. orders (VCCVCC) and taking (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: orders and taking
orders and taking 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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. taking is at rank #47,767, 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 97708, this pair ranks #3,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs taking
Shared letters: none. Private to "orders": deors. Private to "taking": agiknt.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "orders" for "taking" ever safe?
Which is more common, "orders" or "taking"?
What to do next
You've compared "orders" and "taking". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "taking" 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 #3,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.