Which to use
“ade” is a phrase and “ata” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,874
- “ade” frequency rank
- #46,479
- “ata” frequency rank
- 72353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ade | ata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ehemals viel weiter verbreiteter, jetzt im Fränkischen, Schwäbischen und Oberschwäbischen beliebter Abschiedsgruß | sie |
Letter map: ade vs ata
Shared letters muted; letters that set ade and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ade and ata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for ade / ata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ade is aphrase and ataapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ade is recorded at frequency rank #25,874, classified as aphrase, pronounced [aˈdeː]. ata is at rank #46,479, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 72353, this pair ranks #390,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ade vs ata
Shared letters: a. Private to "ade": de. Private to "ata": t.
"ade" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ade" for "ata" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ade" or "ata" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ade" and "ata". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ade" and "ata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ata vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #390,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.