Which to use
“Adele” is a name and “Adels” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,148
- “Adele” frequency rank
- #18,457
- “Adels” frequency rank
- 36605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adele | Adels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Adel |
Where the eye mixes Adele and Adels
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Adele and Adels
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adele is [aˈdeːlə] while Adels is [ˈaːdl̩s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Adele” becomes s in “Adels”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adele is recorded at frequency rank #18,148, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈdeːlə]. Adels is at rank #18,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːdl̩s].
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 36605, this pair ranks #1,611,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adele vs Adels
Shared letters: adel. Private to "Adele": -. Private to "Adels": s.
"Adele" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Adels" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adele" and "Adels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Adele" vs "Adels" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Adele" and "Adels" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Adels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,611,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adele" and "Adels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adels vs apel". 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 #1,611,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.