Which to use
“address” and “Adresse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,418
- “address” frequency rank
- #2,282
- “Adresse” frequency rank
- 46700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | address | Adresse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adresse | Anschrift, an der man Personen antreffen und an die man Post senden kann |
Where the eye mixes address and Adresse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses address with Adresse
A purely visual mix-up. address ([əˈdɹɛs]) and Adresse ([aˈdʁɛsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
address is recorded at frequency rank #44,418, classified as anoun, pronounced [əˈdɹɛs]. Adresse is at rank #2,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈdʁɛsə].
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 46700, this pair ranks #1,310,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of address vs Adresse
Shared letters: aders. Private to "address": -. Private to "Adresse": -.
"address" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Adresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "address" and "Adresse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "address" vs "Adresse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "address" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Adresse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,310,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "address" and "Adresse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adressat vs Adresse". 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 #1,310,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.