AckervsallerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Acker is a noun, aller is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Acker” is a noun and “aller” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,991
“Acker” frequency rank
#425
“aller” frequency rank
11416
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Acker aller
Definition landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche, die regelmäßig bearbeitet wird maskuline Singularform, Nominativ; feminine Singularform, Genitiv und Dativ; Pluralform, Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens all

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Acker and aller apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Acker
5 ch
aller

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Acker and aller form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Acker is recorded at frequency rank #10,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈakɐ]. aller is at rank #425, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈalɐ].

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 11416, this pair ranks #1,969,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

Acker#10,991
aller#425

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Acker" and "aller" be used interchangeably?
No, "Acker" and "aller" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering Acker vs aller

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Acker”; for a pronoun, it's “aller”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Acker” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list