Which to use
“ahoi” is an intj and “asi” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,909
- “ahoi” frequency rank
- #34,519
- “asi” frequency rank
- 64428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahoi | asi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bei der Schifffahrt gebräuchlicher Ausruf, um ein anderes Schiff anzurufen oder auf dieses aufmerksam zu machen | [1] Ablativ Singular des Personalpronomens ai „er“ |
Letter map: ahoi vs asi
Shared letters muted; letters that set ahoi and asi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ahoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against asi's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ahoi and asi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ahoi is anintj and asianunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahoi is recorded at frequency rank #29,909, classified as anintj, pronounced [aˈhɔɪ̯]. asi is at rank #34,519, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].
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 64428, this pair ranks #641,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ahoi vs asi
Shared letters: ai. Private to "ahoi": ho. Private to "asi": s.
"ahoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "asi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ahoi ← ahhoi · ahio · aohi · haoi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahoi" and "asi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ahoi" or "asi"?
After this comparison
You've compared "ahoi" and "asi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #641,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahoi" and "asi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asi vs puzzles". 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 #641,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.