AdlersvsallerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Adlers is a noun, aller is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“Adlers” is a noun and “aller” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,420
“Adlers” frequency rank
#425
“aller” frequency rank
44845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Adlers aller
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Adler maskuline Singularform, Nominativ; feminine Singularform, Genitiv und Dativ; Pluralform, Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens all

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Adlers and aller apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Adlers
5 ch
aller

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adlers is [ˈaːdlɐs] while aller is [ˈalɐ]. 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 (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Adlers is recorded at frequency rank #44,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːdlɐs]. aller is at rank #425, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈalɐ].

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 44845, this pair ranks #1,372,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Adlers vs aller

Shared letters: aelr. Private to "Adlers": ds. Private to "aller": -.

"Adlers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Adlers ← addlers · adelrs · adlerrs · adlerss · adlesr · adllers · adlres · alders
  • aller ← alelr · aler · allerr · allre · laler

Frequency comparison

Adlers#44,420
aller#425

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Adlers" and "aller" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Adlers" is a noun and "aller" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Adlers" or "aller"?
"aller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #425 in our German list, against #44,420 for "Adlers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Adlers vs aller

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Adlers”; for a pronoun, it's “aller”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Adlers” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list