TölzvsToriConfusable pair

Quick tell: Tölz is a name, Tori is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Tölz” is a name and “Tori” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,337
“Tölz” frequency rank
#41,508
“Tori” frequency rank
64845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tölz Tori
Definition Bad Tölz; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland im Judo die Person, die angreift beziehungsweise die die Technik ausführt

Where the eye mixes Tölz and Tori

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Tölz (CVCC) and Tori (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Tölz
4 ch
Tori

Visual trap between Tölz and Tori

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tölz is [ˈtœlt͡s] while Tori is [ˈtoːʁi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tölz is recorded at frequency rank #23,337, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈtœlt͡s]. 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 64845, this pair ranks #627,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tölz vs Tori

Shared letters: t. Private to "Tölz": lzö. Private to "Tori": ior.

"Tölz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tori ← otri · toir · torri · ttori

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tölz" and "Tori" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tölz" is a name and "Tori" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Tölz" or "Tori" show up more?
"Tölz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,337 in our German list, against #41,508 for "Tori". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tölz" 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 #627,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tölz" 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 #627,256 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