Which to use
“Tomate” is a noun and “totale” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,174
- “Tomate” frequency rank
- #8,798
- “totale” frequency rank
- 30972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tomate | totale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Pflanzenart (Solanum lycopersicum, Synonym: Lycopersicon esculentum) aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total |
Where the eye mixes Tomate and totale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Tomate and totale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Tomate with totale
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tomate is [toˈmaːtə] while totale is [toˈtaːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tomate is recorded at frequency rank #22,174, classified as anoun, pronounced [toˈmaːtə]. totale is at rank #8,798, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːlə].
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 30972, this pair ranks #1,737,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tomate vs totale
Shared letters: aeot. Private to "Tomate": m. Private to "totale": l.
"Tomate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "totale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tomate" for "totale" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tomate" vs "totale" - which ranks higher?
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 "Tomate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,737,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tomate" and "totale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tobte vs Tomate". 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 #1,737,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.