Which to use
“albern” is an adjective and “Ämtern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,585
- “albern” frequency rank
- #13,533
- “Ämtern” frequency rank
- 25118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | albern | Ämtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in unpassender und dummer Art lustig | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Amt |
Where the eye mixes albern and Ämtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. albern and Ämtern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses albern with Ämtern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: albern is [ˈalbɐn] while Ämtern is [ˈɛmtɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
albern is recorded at frequency rank #11,585, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈalbɐn]. Ämtern is at rank #13,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛmtɐn].
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 25118, this pair ranks #1,837,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of albern vs Ämtern
Shared letters: enr. Private to "albern": abl. Private to "Ämtern": mtä.
"albern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Ämtern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- albern ← ablern · albbern · albenr · albernn · alberrn · albren · alebrn · allbern
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "albern" and "Ämtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "albern" vs "Ämtern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "albern" and "Ämtern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "albern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ämtern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "albern" and "Ämtern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albern vs Alleen". 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 #1,837,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.