Which to use
“above” is a preposition and “alone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,031
- “above” frequency rank
- #22,246
- “alone” frequency rank
- 57277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | above | alone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über (+Dativ) etwas; oberhalb (+ Genitiv) etwas | allein |
Letter map: above vs alone
Shared letters muted; letters that set above and alone apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - above and alone
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: above is apreposition and aloneanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
above is recorded at frequency rank #35,031, classified as aprep, pronounced […]. alone is at rank #22,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [əˈləʊn].
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 57277, this pair ranks #907,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of above vs alone
Shared letters: aeo. Private to "above": bv. Private to "alone": ln.
"above" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "above" and "alone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "above" or "alone" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "above" and "alone".
- Full dictionary entry for "above" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #907,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "above" and "alone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "above 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 #907,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.