OrtvsOutsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Ort” and “Outs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#422
“Ort” frequency rank
#45,496
“Outs” frequency rank
45918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ort Outs
Definition lokalisierbarer, begrenzter Platz, definierte Stelle (punktförmig oder ausgedehnt) auf einer Fläche oder im Raum Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out

Where the eye mixes Ort and Outs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
Ort
4 ch
Outs

Visual trap between Ort and Outs

A purely visual mix-up. Ort ([ɔʁt]) and Outs ([aʊ̯t͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ort is recorded at frequency rank #422, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁt]. Outs is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡s].

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 45918, this pair ranks #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ort vs Outs

Shared letters: ot. Private to "Ort": r. Private to "Outs": su.

"Ort" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Outs" · 4 letters · shape VVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Outsotus · oust · outss · outts · uots

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ort" and "Outs" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɔʁt] versus [aʊ̯t͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ort" or "Outs"?
"Ort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #422 in our German list, against #45,496 for "Outs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Ort" and "Outs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Outs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ort" and "Outs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ones vs Outs". 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 #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list