Which to use
“acer” and “Ämter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,046
- “acer” frequency rank
- #9,489
- “Ämter” frequency rank
- 37535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acer | Ämter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stahl | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Amt |
Letter map: acer vs Ämter
Shared letters muted; letters that set acer and Ämter apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. acer runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Ämter's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - acer / Ämter
acer and Ämter 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acer is recorded at frequency rank #28,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ämter is at rank #9,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛmtɐ].
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 37535, this pair ranks #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acer vs Ämter
Shared letters: er. Private to "acer": ac. Private to "Ämter": mtä.
"acer" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Ämter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acer ← accer · acerr · aecr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acer" for "Ämter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acer" vs "Ämter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "acer" vs "Ämter" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ämter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acer" and "Ämter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acer 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 #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.