Which to use
“Ortes” is a noun and “otte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,427
- “Ortes” frequency rank
- #38,325
- “otte” frequency rank
- 47752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ortes | otte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ort | acht |
Where the eye mixes Ortes and otte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Ortes runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against otte's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ortes vs otte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ortes is [ˈɔʁtəs] while otte is [ˈo̜ːdə]. 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 num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ortes is recorded at frequency rank #9,427, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔʁtəs]. otte is at rank #38,325, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈo̜ːdə].
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 47752, this pair ranks #1,273,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ortes vs otte
Shared letters: eot. Private to "Ortes": rs. Private to "otte": -.
"Ortes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "otte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ortes" and "otte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ortes" or "otte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ortes" and "otte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ortes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "otte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ortes" and "otte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otte 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 #1,273,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.