ablegtvsalertConfusable pair

Quick tell: ablegt is a verb, alert is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ablegt” is a verb and “alert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,987
“ablegt” frequency rank
#41,635
“alert” frequency rank
84622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ablegt alert
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablegen munter, aufgeweckt, rege, frisch

Where the eye mixes ablegt and alert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ablegt
5 ch
alert

Why the eye confuses ablegt with alert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ablegt is [ˈapˌleːkt] while alert is [aˈlɛʁt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ablegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,987, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːkt]. alert is at rank #41,635, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈlɛʁt].

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 84622, this pair ranks #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ablegt vs alert

Shared letters: aelt. Private to "ablegt": bg. Private to "alert": r.

"ablegt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "alert" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ablegtabblegt · abelgt · ableggt · ablegtt · abletg · ablget · abllegt · albegt
  • alertaelrt · alerrt · alertt · allert · alret · laert

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ablegt" for "alert" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ablegt" is a verb and "alert" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ablegt" or "alert"?
"alert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,635 in our German list, against #42,987 for "ablegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ablegt" and "alert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ablegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ablegt" and "alert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablegt vs ablenkt". 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 #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list