TodevsToriWhich spelling fits?

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

#3,282
“Tode” frequency rank
#41,508
“Tori” frequency rank
44790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tode Tori
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tod im Judo die Person, die angreift beziehungsweise die die Technik ausführt

Where the eye mixes Tode and Tori

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

4 ch
Tode
4 ch
Tori

Visual trap between Tode and Tori

A purely visual mix-up. Tode ([ˈtoːdə]) and Tori ([ˈtoːʁi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tode is recorded at frequency rank #3,282, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːdə]. Tori is at rank #41,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːʁi].

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 44790, this pair ranks #1,374,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tode vs Tori

Shared letters: ot. Private to "Tode": de. Private to "Tori": ir.

"Tode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Todeotde · tdoe · todde · toed · ttode
  • Toriotri · toir · torri · ttori

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tode" for "Tori" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtoːdə] versus [ˈtoːʁi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Tode" vs "Tori" - which ranks higher?
"Tode" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,282 in our German list, against #41,508 for "Tori". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,374,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tode" and "Tori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tons vs Tori". 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 #1,374,615 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