allevsAueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: alle is a adverb, Aue is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alle” is an adverb and “Aue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#80
“alle” frequency rank
#12,230
“Aue” frequency rank
12310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alle Aue
Definition mitteldeutsch und norddeutsch, umgangssprachlich:' leer, nicht mehr vorrätig flaches, feuchtes, am Wasser gelegenes Gelände, oft mit Büschen und einzelnen Bäumen bestandene Wiesen

Where the eye mixes alle and Aue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
alle
3 ch
Aue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alle is [ˈalə] while Aue is [ˈaʊ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alle is recorded at frequency rank #80, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈalə]. Aue is at rank #12,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ə].

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 12310, this pair ranks #1,964,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of alle vs Aue

Shared letters: ae. Private to "alle": l. Private to "Aue": u.

"alle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Aue" · 3 letters · shape VVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allealel · lale

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alle" and "Aue" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alle" is an adverb and "Aue" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alle" or "Aue"?
"alle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #80 in our German list, against #12,230 for "Aue". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list