allevsaveWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#80
“alle” frequency rank
#19,141
“ave” frequency rank
19221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alle ave
Definition mitteldeutsch und norddeutsch, umgangssprachlich:' leer, nicht mehr vorrätig der Vogel

Letter map: alle vs ave

Shared letters muted; letters that set alle and ave apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
alle
3 ch
ave

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alle is anadverb and aveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alle is recorded at frequency rank #80, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈalə]. ave is at rank #19,141, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 19221, this pair ranks #1,910,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of alle vs ave

Shared letters: ae. Private to "alle": l. Private to "ave": v.

"alle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allealel · lale

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alle" and "ave" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alle" is an adverb and "ave" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alle" or "ave"?
"alle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #80 in our German list, against #19,141 for "ave". 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