Which to use
“portraits” and “Porträt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,573
- “portraits” frequency rank
- #8,610
- “Porträt” frequency rank
- 35183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portraits | Porträt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs portrait | eine Darstellung einer Person, meist in Form eines Gemäldes |
Letter map: portraits vs Porträt
Shared letters muted; letters that set portraits and Porträt apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: portraits and Porträt
portraits and Porträt 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portraits is recorded at frequency rank #26,573, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Porträt is at rank #8,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɔʁˈtʁɛː].
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 35183, this pair ranks #1,646,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portraits vs Porträt
Shared letters: oprt. Private to "portraits": ais. Private to "Porträt": ä.
"portraits" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "Porträt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- portraits ← oprtraits · porrtaits · porrtraits · portarits · portraist · portraitss · portraitts · portratis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portraits" and "Porträt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "portraits" vs "Porträt" - which ranks higher?
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- Full dictionary entry for "portraits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Porträt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portraits" and "Porträt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portraits 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 #1,646,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.