AbosvsapisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Abos” and “apis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,995
“Abos” frequency rank
#44,445
“apis” frequency rank
67440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abos apis
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abo Biene

Letter map: Abos vs apis

Shared letters muted; letters that set Abos and apis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Abos and apis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Abos
4 ch
apis

Pair insight - Abos / apis

Abos and apis are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abos is recorded at frequency rank #22,995, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈabos]. apis is at rank #44,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 67440, this pair ranks #540,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Abos vs apis

Shared letters: as. Private to "Abos": bo. Private to "apis": ip.

"Abos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abos ← abbos · aboss · abso · aobs · baos
  • apis ← aips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Abos" for "apis" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Abos" vs "apis" - which ranks higher?
"Abos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,995 in our German list, against #44,445 for "apis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Abos" and "apis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Abos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #540,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abos" and "apis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs puzzles". 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 #540,027 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