Which to use
“able” is an adjective and “Alls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,552
- “able” frequency rank
- #40,369
- “Alls” frequency rank
- 78921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | able | Alls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Lage sein; etwas tun können | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All |
Where the eye mixes able and Alls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. able (VCCV) and Alls (VCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses able with Alls
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: able is [ˈeɪbl] while Alls is [als]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
able is recorded at frequency rank #38,552, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeɪbl]. Alls is at rank #40,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [als].
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 78921, this pair ranks #227,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of able vs Alls
Shared letters: al. Private to "able": be. Private to "Alls": s.
"able" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "able" and "Alls" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "able" or "Alls" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "able" and "Alls" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "able" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "able" and "Alls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alls vs avis". 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 #227,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.