Which to use
“added” is a verb and “ade” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,448
- “added” frequency rank
- #25,874
- “ade” frequency rank
- 72322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | added | ade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs add | ehemals viel weiter verbreiteter, jetzt im Fränkischen, Schwäbischen und Oberschwäbischen beliebter Abschiedsgruß |
Letter map: added vs ade
Shared letters muted; letters that set added and ade apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: added vs ade
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: added is averb and adeaphrase. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
added is recorded at frequency rank #46,448, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ade is at rank #25,874, tagged as aphrase, pronounced [aˈdeː].
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 72322, this pair ranks #391,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of added vs ade
Shared letters: ade. Private to "added": -. Private to "ade": -.
"added" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ade" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- added ← addde · addedd · aded · adedd · daded
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "added" for "ade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "added" vs "ade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "added" and "ade".
- Full dictionary entry for "added" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "added" and "ade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "added 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 #391,577 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.