Which to use
“After” is a noun and “alten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,322
- “After” frequency rank
- #416
- “alten” frequency rank
- 8738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | After | alten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt |
Where the eye mixes After and alten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between After and alten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: After is [ˈaftɐ] while alten is [ˈaltn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
After is recorded at frequency rank #8,322, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaftɐ]. alten is at rank #416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaltn̩].
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 8738, this pair ranks #1,983,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of After vs alten
Shared letters: aet. Private to "After": fr. Private to "alten": ln.
"After" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alten" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "After" and "alten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "After" or "alten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "After" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "After" and "alten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "After vs Auster". 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 #1,983,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.