Which to use
“Alias” and “Alls” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,217
- “Alias” frequency rank
- #40,369
- “Alls” frequency rank
- 50586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alias | Alls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kriminalistik, Pseudonym (zum Beispiel im E-Mail-Verkehr oder Chats) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All |
Where the eye mixes Alias and Alls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Alias vs Alls
A purely visual mix-up. Alias ([ˈaːli̯as]) and Alls ([als]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alias is recorded at frequency rank #10,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːli̯as]. Alls is at rank #40,369, tagged as anoun, 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 50586, this pair ranks #1,168,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Alias vs Alls
Shared letters: als. Private to "Alias": i. Private to "Alls": -.
"Alias" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Alias" and "Alls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Alias" or "Alls" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Alias" and "Alls" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Alias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alias" and "Alls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alls vs avis". 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 #1,168,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.