alldemvsallerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,105
“alldem” frequency rank
#425
“aller” frequency rank
45530
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alldem aller
Definition Gesamtheit eines bestimmten Sachverhalts maskuline Singularform, Nominativ; feminine Singularform, Genitiv und Dativ; Pluralform, Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens all

Where the eye mixes alldem and aller

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alldem runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against aller's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
alldem
5 ch
aller

Why the eye confuses alldem with aller

A purely visual mix-up. alldem ([alˈdeːm]) and aller ([ˈalɐ]) 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 45530, 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]. aller is at rank #425, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈalɐ].

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 45530, this pair ranks #1,349,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alldem vs aller

Shared letters: ael. Private to "alldem": dm. Private to "aller": r.

"alldem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alldem ← aldem · aldlem · allddem · alldemm · alldme · alledm · laldem
  • aller ← alelr · aler · allerr · allre · laler

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alldem" and "aller" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([alˈdeːm] versus [ˈalɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alldem" vs "aller" - which ranks higher?
"aller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #425 in our German list, against #45,105 for "alldem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "alldem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,349,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alldem" and "aller" 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 #1,349,906 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