Which to use
“aka” is an abbrev and “als” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,134
- “aka” frequency rank
- #24
- “als” frequency rank
- 9158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aka | als |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | also known as ‚auch bekannt als‘ | der dem als folgende Part ist der mindere (weniger) oder der größere (mehr) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aka and als apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
aka and als form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aka is recorded at frequency rank #9,134, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [eikeiˈʔei]. als is at rank #24, tagged as aconj, pronounced [als].
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 9158, this pair ranks #1,981,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering aka vs als
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an abbrev, it's “aka”; for a conjunction, it's “als”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aka” entry
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