ADHSvsAllsTell them apart

Quick tell: ADHS is a abbrev, Alls is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ADHS” is an abbrev and “Alls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,817
“ADHS” frequency rank
#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
61186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ADHS Alls
Definition Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung, Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätssyndrom Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All

Where the eye mixes ADHS and Alls

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
ADHS
4 ch
Alls

Look-alike desk: ADHS vs Alls

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ADHS is [aːdeːhaːˈʔɛs] while Alls is [als]. 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 (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ADHS is recorded at frequency rank #20,817, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [aːdeːhaːˈʔɛs]. Alls is at rank #40,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [als].

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 61186, this pair ranks #759,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ADHS vs Alls

Shared letters: as. Private to "ADHS": dh. Private to "Alls": l.

"ADHS" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ADHSaddhs · adhhs · adhss · adsh · ahds · dahs
  • Allsallss · alsl · lals

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ADHS" and "Alls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ADHS" is an abbrev and "Alls" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "ADHS" or "Alls" show up more?
"ADHS" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,817 in our German list, against #40,369 for "Alls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ADHS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #759,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ADHS" and "Alls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alls vs avis". 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 #759,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list