Which to use
“orders” is a verb and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 50530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: orders vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and TO apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: orders vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: orders is averb and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. TO is at rank #589, tagged as anabbrev, 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 50530, this pair ranks #1,170,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs TO
Shared letters: o. Private to "orders": ders. Private to "TO": t.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orders ← odrers · ordders · orderrs · orderss · ordesr · ordres · oredrs · orrders
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "orders" for "TO" ever safe?
Frequency check: "orders" vs "TO" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "orders" and "TO".
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,170,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "TO" 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 #1,170,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.