Which to use
“totales” and “totes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,668
- “totales” frequency rank
- #26,196
- “totes” frequency rank
- 65864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | totales | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot |
Where the eye mixes totales and totes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. totales runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against totes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses totales with totes
A purely visual mix-up. totales ([toˈtaːləs]) and totes ([ˈtoːtəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
totales is recorded at frequency rank #39,668, classified as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːləs]. totes is at rank #26,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtoːtəs].
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 65864, this pair ranks #592,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of totales vs totes
Shared letters: eost. Private to "totales": al. Private to "totes": -.
"totales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "totales" and "totes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "totales" vs "totes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "totales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #592,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "totales" and "totes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totes vs trees". 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 #592,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.