Which to use
“orders” and “yorks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #37,319
- “yorks” frequency rank
- 87260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | yorks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs york |
Letter map: orders vs yorks
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and yorks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - orders / yorks
orders and yorks 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 87260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. yorks is at rank #37,319, 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 87260, this pair ranks #82,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs yorks
Shared letters: ors. Private to "orders": de. Private to "yorks": ky.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "yorks" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "orders" and "yorks" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "orders" vs "yorks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "orders" and "yorks". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yorks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "yorks" 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 #82,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.