Which to use
“Adele” is a name and “Adern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,148
- “Adele” frequency rank
- #19,480
- “Adern” frequency rank
- 37628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adele | Adern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ader |
Where the eye mixes Adele and Adern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Adele vs Adern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adele is [aˈdeːlə] while Adern is [ˈaːdɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37628, 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]. Adern is at rank #19,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːdɐn].
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 37628, this pair ranks #1,585,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adele vs Adern
Shared letters: ade. Private to "Adele": l. Private to "Adern": nr.
"Adele" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Adern" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adele" for "Adern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Adele" vs "Adern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Adern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adele" and "Adern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adele 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 #1,585,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.