Which to use
“Tölz” is a name and “trotz” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,337
- “Tölz” frequency rank
- #624
- “trotz” frequency rank
- 23961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tölz | trotz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bad Tölz; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland | ungeachtet eines bestimmten Umstandes; ohne Rücksicht auf etwas; einer Sache zum Trotz |
Where the eye mixes Tölz and trotz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Tölz runs 4 letters (CVCC) against trotz's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tölz with trotz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tölz is [ˈtœlt͡s] while trotz is [tʁɔt͡s]. 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 (name vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23961, 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]. trotz is at rank #624, tagged as aprep, pronounced [tʁɔt͡s].
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 23961, this pair ranks #1,854,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tölz vs trotz
Shared letters: tz. Private to "Tölz": lö. Private to "trotz": or.
"Tölz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "trotz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trotz ← rtotz · tortz · trottz · trotzz · trozt · trrotz · trtoz · ttrotz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tölz" for "trotz" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tölz" or "trotz" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "trotz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tölz" and "trotz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tölz vs Tons". 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 #1,854,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.