Which to use
“Tees” is a noun and “totes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,662
- “Tees” frequency rank
- #26,196
- “totes” frequency rank
- 65858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tees | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tee | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot |
Where the eye mixes Tees and totes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Tees vs totes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tees is [teːs] while totes is [ˈtoːtəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tees is recorded at frequency rank #39,662, classified as anoun, pronounced [teːs]. totes is at rank #26,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtoːtəs].
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 65858, this pair ranks #592,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tees vs totes
Shared letters: est. Private to "Tees": -. Private to "totes": o.
"Tees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tees" for "totes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tees" or "totes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Tees" and "totes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #592,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tees" and "totes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tees vs trees". 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 #592,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.