alldemvsalledemWhich spelling fits?

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

#45,105
“alldem” frequency rank
#23,408
“alledem” frequency rank
68513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alldem alledem
Definition Gesamtheit eines bestimmten Sachverhalts Gesamtheit eines bestimmten Sachverhalts

Where the eye mixes alldem and alledem

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

6 ch
alldem
7 ch
alledem

Why the eye confuses alldem with alledem

A purely visual mix-up. alldem ([alˈdeːm]) and alledem ([aləˈdeːm]) 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 68513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alldem is recorded at frequency rank #45,105, classified as apron, pronounced [alˈdeːm]. alledem is at rank #23,408, tagged as apron, pronounced [aləˈdeːm].

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 68513, this pair ranks #505,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alldem vs alledem

Shared letters: adelm. Private to "alldem": -. Private to "alledem": -.

"alldem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "alledem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alldem ← aldem · aldlem · allddem · alldemm · alldme · alledm · laldem
  • alledem ← aledem · aleldem · alldeem · alleddem · alledemm · alledme · alleedm · laledem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alldem" and "alledem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈdeːm] versus [aləˈdeːm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alldem" vs "alledem" - which ranks higher?
"alledem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,408 in our German list, against #45,105 for "alldem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "alldem" and "alledem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alldem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alledem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #505,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alldem" and "alledem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alldem 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 #505,352 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