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“Adler” and “ale” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,853
“Adler” frequency rank
#22,606
“ale” frequency rank
27459
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Adler ale
Definition mehrere verschiedene größere Raubvögel, Greifvögel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen Ale

Letter map: Adler vs ale

Shared letters muted; letters that set Adler and ale apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Adler
3 ch
ale

Spelling & dictionary notes on Adler vs ale

Adler and ale are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Adler is recorded at frequency rank #4,853, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːdlɐ]. ale is at rank #22,606, tagged as anoun, 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 27459, this pair ranks #1,801,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Adler vs ale

Shared letters: ael. Private to "Adler": dr. Private to "ale": -.

"Adler" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Adleraddler · adelr · adlerr · adller · adlre · alder · daler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Adler" and "ale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Adler" vs "ale" - which ranks higher?
"Adler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,853 in our German list, against #22,606 for "ale". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Adler" vs "ale" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Adler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,801,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Adler" and "ale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ale vs puzzles". 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 #1,801,465 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