Which to use
“Adlers” is a noun and “alters” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,420
- “Adlers” frequency rank
- #6,387
- “alters” frequency rank
- 50807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adlers | alters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Adler | seit jeher, seit langer Zeit |
Where the eye mixes Adlers and alters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Adlers and alters follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Adlers with alters
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adlers is [ˈaːdlɐs] while alters is [ˈaltɐs]. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50807, 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]. alters is at rank #6,387, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈaltɐs].
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 50807, this pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adlers vs alters
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "Adlers": d. Private to "alters": t.
"Adlers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "alters" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Adlers" and "alters" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Adlers" or "alters" show up more?
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 "alters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adlers" and "alters" 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 #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.