alldem vs alles, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#45,105
“alldem” frequency rank: #97
“alles” frequency rank: 45202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	alldem	alles
Definition	Gesamtheit eines bestimmten Sachverhalts	Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set alldem and alles apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

alldem

5 ch

alles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. alldem ([alˈdeːm]) and alles ([ˈaləs]) 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 45202, 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]. alles is at rank #97, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈaləs].

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 45202, this pair ranks #1,361,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alldem vs alles

Shared letters: ael. Private to "alldem": dm. Private to "alles": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

alldem ← aldem · aldlem · allddem · alldemm · alldme · alledm · laldem
alles ← alels · ales · alless · allse · lales

Frequency comparison

alldem#45,105

alles#97

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alldem" and "alles" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([alˈdeːm] versus [ˈaləs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "alldem" or "alles"?

"alles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #97 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.

Remembering alldem vs alles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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