AllahsvsAlltagsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,923
“Allahs” frequency rank
#13,760
“Alltags” frequency rank
45683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Allahs Alltags
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Allah Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Alltag

Where the eye mixes Allahs and Alltags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Allahs runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against Alltags's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Allahs
7 ch
Alltags

Look-alike desk: Allahs vs Alltags

A purely visual mix-up. Allahs ([ˈalas]) and Alltags ([ˈalˌtaːks]) 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 45683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Allahs is recorded at frequency rank #31,923, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈalas]. Alltags is at rank #13,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalˌtaːks].

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 45683, this pair ranks #1,344,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Allahs vs Alltags

Shared letters: als. Private to "Allahs": h. Private to "Alltags": gt.

"Allahs" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "Alltags" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allahs ← alahs · alalhs · allahhs · allahss · allash · allhas · lalahs
  • Alltags ← allatgs · alltaggs · alltagss · alltasg · alltgas · allttags · altags · altlags

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Allahs" for "Alltags" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈalas] versus [ˈalˌtaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Allahs" or "Alltags"?
"Alltags" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,760 in our German list, against #31,923 for "Allahs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Allahs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alltags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,344,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Allahs" and "Alltags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allahs vs altars". 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 #1,344,699 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