Which to use
“Admin” and “Admins” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,818
- “Admin” frequency rank
- #44,421
- “Admins” frequency rank
- 65239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Admin | Admins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verwender eines Benutzerkontos mit erweiterten Rechten auf einem Rechner, einer Datenbank, einer Internetseite oder Ähnlichem | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Admin |
Where the eye mixes Admin and Admins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Admin vs Admins
A purely visual mix-up. Admin ([ˈatmin]) and Admins ([ˈatmins]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Admin” sits inside “Admins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Admin is recorded at frequency rank #20,818, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈatmin]. Admins is at rank #44,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈatmins].
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 65239, this pair ranks #613,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Admin vs Admins
Shared letters: adimn. Private to "Admin": -. Private to "Admins": s.
"Admin" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Admins" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Admin" for "Admins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Admin" vs "Admins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Admin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Admins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #613,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Admin" and "Admins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Admins vs Amin". 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 #613,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.