TodesvsToresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,432
“Todes” frequency rank
#36,669
“Tores” frequency rank
42101
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Todes Tores
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tod Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tor

Where the eye mixes Todes and Tores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Todes
5 ch
Tores

Look-alike desk: Todes vs Tores

A purely visual mix-up. Todes ([ˈtoːdəs]) and Tores ([ˈtoːʁəs]) 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 a single letter - d in “Todes” becomes r in “Tores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Todes is recorded at frequency rank #5,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːdəs]. Tores is at rank #36,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːʁəs].

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 42101, this pair ranks #1,459,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Todes vs Tores

Shared letters: eost. Private to "Todes": d. Private to "Tores": r.

"Todes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Tores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Todesotdes · tdoes · toddes · todess · todse · toeds · ttodes
  • Torestoers · toress · torse · troes · ttores

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Todes" and "Tores" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtoːdəs] versus [ˈtoːʁəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Todes" or "Tores" show up more?
"Todes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,432 in our German list, against #36,669 for "Tores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Todes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,459,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Todes" and "Tores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tores vs Turmes". 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 #1,459,536 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