Which to use
“ablehne” is a verb and “alleine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,442
- “ablehne” frequency rank
- #946
- “alleine” frequency rank
- 47388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablehne | alleine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen | nicht dekliniert, allein; für sich, ohne weitere Person |
Where the eye mixes ablehne and alleine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ablehne (VCCVCCV) and alleine (VCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ablehne and alleine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ablehne is [ˈapˌleːnə] while alleine is [aˈlaɪ̯nə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablehne is recorded at frequency rank #46,442, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːnə]. alleine is at rank #946, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nə].
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 47388, this pair ranks #1,286,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ablehne vs alleine
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "ablehne": bh. Private to "alleine": i.
"ablehne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "alleine" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ablehne" and "alleine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ablehne" or "alleine" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ablehne" and "alleine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alleine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablehne" and "alleine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablehne vs ablehnten". 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 #1,286,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.