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 eye mixes Adlers and aller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Adlers runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against aller's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Adlers with aller
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adlers" for "aller" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Adlers" or "aller"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Adlers" and "aller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adlers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,372,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adlers" and "aller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adlers vs alert". 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 #1,372,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.