AlexejvsAlexisConfusable pair

Which to use

“Alexej” and “Alexis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,505
“Alexej” frequency rank
#17,495
“Alexis” frequency rank
52000
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alexej Alexis
Definition männlicher Vorname männlicher Vorname

Letter map: Alexej vs Alexis

Shared letters muted; letters that set Alexej and Alexis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Alexej and Alexis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Alexej
6 ch
Alexis

Spelling & dictionary notes on Alexej vs Alexis

Alexej and Alexis 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 52000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Alexej is recorded at frequency rank #34,505, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Alexis is at rank #17,495, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈlɛksɪs].

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 52000, this pair ranks #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Alexej vs Alexis

Shared letters: aelx. Private to "Alexej": j. Private to "Alexis": is.

"Alexej" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "Alexis" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Alexej ← aelxej · aleexj · alexejj · alexje · alexxej · allexej · alxeej · laexej
  • Alexis ← aelxis · aleixs · alexiss · alexsi · alexxis · allexis · alxeis · laexis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Alexej" for "Alexis" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Alexej" vs "Alexis" - which ranks higher?
"Alexis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,495 in our German list, against #34,505 for "Alexej". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Alexej" and "Alexis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Alexej" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alexis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alexej" and "Alexis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alexej 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 #1,113,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list