Which to use
“Albrecht” is a name and “Albrechts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,955
- “Albrecht” frequency rank
- #36,779
- “Albrechts” frequency rank
- 41734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Albrecht | Albrechts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Albrecht |
Where the eye mixes Albrecht and Albrechts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Albrecht runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against Albrechts's 9 (VCCCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Albrecht and Albrechts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Albrecht is [ˈalbʁɛçt] while Albrechts is [ˈalbʁɛçt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Albrecht” sits inside “Albrechts”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Albrecht is recorded at frequency rank #4,955, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈalbʁɛçt]. Albrechts is at rank #36,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalbʁɛçt͡s].
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 41734, this pair ranks #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Albrecht vs Albrechts
Shared letters: abcehlrt. Private to "Albrecht": -. Private to "Albrechts": s.
"Albrecht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "Albrechts" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Albrecht" for "Albrechts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Albrecht" vs "Albrechts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Albrecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Albrechts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Albrecht" and "Albrechts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbricht vs Albrecht". 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 #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.