Which to use
“Adressat” and “Adresse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,680
- “Adressat” frequency rank
- #2,282
- “Adresse” frequency rank
- 50962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adressat | Adresse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Empfänger einer Nachricht, insbesondere im Postwesen | Anschrift, an der man Personen antreffen und an die man Post senden kann |
Where the eye mixes Adressat and Adresse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Adressat runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against Adresse's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Adressat and Adresse
A purely visual mix-up. Adressat ([adʁɛˈsaːt]) and Adresse ([aˈdʁɛsə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adressat is recorded at frequency rank #48,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [adʁɛˈsaːt]. Adresse is at rank #2,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈdʁɛsə].
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 50962, this pair ranks #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adressat vs Adresse
Shared letters: aders. Private to "Adressat": t. Private to "Adresse": -.
"Adressat" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "Adresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adressat" for "Adresse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Adressat" vs "Adresse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Adressat" and "Adresse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adressat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Adresse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adressat" and "Adresse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adressat vs Adressaten". 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 #1,153,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.