allevsAugeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#80
“alle” frequency rank
#1,280
“Auge” frequency rank
1360
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alle Auge
Definition mitteldeutsch und norddeutsch, umgangssprachlich:' leer, nicht mehr vorrätig Sinnesorgan zum Sehen

Where the eye mixes alle and Auge

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

4 ch
alle
4 ch
Auge

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alle is [ˈalə] while Auge is [ˈaʊ̯ɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alle is recorded at frequency rank #80, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈalə]. Auge is at rank #1,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡə].

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 1360, this pair ranks #2,004,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of alle vs Auge

Shared letters: ae. Private to "alle": l. Private to "Auge": gu.

"alle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allealel · lale
  • Augeague · aueg · augge · uage

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alle" and "Auge" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alle" is an adverb and "Auge" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alle" or "Auge"?
"alle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #80 in our German list, against #1,280 for "Auge". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "alle" and "Auge". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,004,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alle" and "Auge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUD vs Auge". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list