Which to use
“Alarm” and “atari” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,793
- “Alarm” frequency rank
- #45,764
- “atari” frequency rank
- 51557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alarm | atari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Frühwarnung oder bei Eintritt eines Schadensereignisses erfolgender Ruf zur Bereitschaft oder zur Warnung vor Gefahr | Haupteingang m, Torweg m, Türdurchgang m |
Letter map: Alarm vs atari
Shared letters muted; letters that set Alarm and atari apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Alarm vs atari
Alarm and atari are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alarm is recorded at frequency rank #5,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈlaʁm]. atari is at rank #45,764, tagged as anoun.
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 51557, this pair ranks #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Alarm vs atari
Shared letters: ar. Private to "Alarm": lm. Private to "atari": it.
"Alarm" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "atari" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Alarm" and "atari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Alarm" or "atari"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Alarm" and "atari".
- Full dictionary entry for "Alarm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alarm" and "atari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apart vs atari". 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 #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.