Which to use
“Adele” is a name and “alle” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,148
- “Adele” frequency rank
- #80
- “alle” frequency rank
- 18228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adele | alle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | mitteldeutsch und norddeutsch, umgangssprachlich:' leer, nicht mehr vorrätig |
Where the eye mixes Adele and alle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Adele and alle
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adele is [aˈdeːlə] while alle is [ˈalə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18228, 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]. alle is at rank #80, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈalə].
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 18228, this pair ranks #1,920,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adele vs alle
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Adele": d. Private to "alle": -.
"Adele" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adele" and "alle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Adele" vs "alle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adele" and "alle" 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 #1,920,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.