Which to use
“Allee” is a noun and “altes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,502
- “Allee” frequency rank
- #3,501
- “altes” frequency rank
- 13003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Allee | altes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf beiden Seiten von Bäumen begrenzte, lange und gerade Straße | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt |
Where the eye mixes Allee and altes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Allee (VCCVV) and altes (VCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Allee and altes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Allee is [aˈleː] while altes is [ˈaltəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13003, 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]. altes is at rank #3,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaltəs].
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 13003, this pair ranks #1,960,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Allee vs altes
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Allee": -. Private to "altes": st.
"Allee" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "altes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Allee" and "altes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Allee" vs "altes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Allee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "altes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Allee" and "altes" 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 #1,960,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.