Which to use
“Ordner” is a noun and “ordnete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,786
- “Ordner” frequency rank
- #17,669
- “ordnete” frequency rank
- 27455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ordner | ordnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein großer, robuster Umschlag, in den man Blätter (meist Dokumente) einheftet | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ordnen |
Where the eye mixes Ordner and ordnete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ordner runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against ordnete's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ordner vs ordnete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ordner is [ˈɔʁdnɐ] while ordnete is [ˈɔʁdnətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ordner is recorded at frequency rank #9,786, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔʁdnɐ]. ordnete is at rank #17,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɔʁdnətə].
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 27455, this pair ranks #1,801,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ordner vs ordnete
Shared letters: denor. Private to "Ordner": -. Private to "ordnete": t.
"Ordner" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ordnete" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ordner" for "ordnete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ordner" or "ordnete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ordner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ordner" and "ordnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordne vs ordnete". 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 #1,801,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.