Which to use
“Allee” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,502
- “Allee” frequency rank
- #97
- “alles” frequency rank
- 9599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Allee | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf beiden Seiten von Bäumen begrenzte, lange und gerade Straße | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all |
Where the eye mixes Allee and alles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Allee (VCCVV) and alles (VCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Allee with alles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Allee is [aˈleː] while alles is [ˈaləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Allee” becomes s in “alles”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Allee is recorded at frequency rank #9,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈleː]. 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 9599, this pair ranks #1,979,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Allee vs alles
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Allee": -. Private to "alles": s.
"Allee" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Allee" and "alles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Allee" or "alles"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Allee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Allee" and "alles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allee 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 #1,979,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.