Which to use
“Tote” is a noun and “totes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,691
- “Tote” frequency rank
- #26,196
- “totes” frequency rank
- 28887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tote | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die nicht mehr am Leben, sondern verstorben ist | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot |
Where the eye mixes Tote and totes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Tote vs totes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tote is [ˈtoːtə] while totes is [ˈtoːtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Tote” sits inside “totes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tote is recorded at frequency rank #2,691, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːtə]. 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 28887, this pair ranks #1,776,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tote vs totes
Shared letters: eot. Private to "Tote": -. Private to "totes": s.
"Tote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tote" and "totes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Tote" or "totes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tote" 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 #1,776,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tote" 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 #1,776,801 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.