Which to use
“Adlers” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,420
- “Adlers” frequency rank
- #97
- “alles” frequency rank
- 44517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adlers | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Adler | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all |
Where the eye mixes Adlers and alles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Adlers runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against alles's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Adlers and alles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adlers is [ˈaːdlɐs] while alles is [ˈaləs]. 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 44517, 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]. alles is at rank #97, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈaləs].
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 44517, this pair ranks #1,383,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adlers vs alles
Shared letters: aels. Private to "Adlers": dr. Private to "alles": -.
"Adlers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Adlers" and "alles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Adlers" or "alles"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adlers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adlers" and "alles" 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 #1,383,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.