Which to use
“alleine” and “alpine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #946
- “alleine” frequency rank
- #20,488
- “alpine” frequency rank
- 21434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alleine | alpine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht dekliniert, allein; für sich, ohne weitere Person | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alpin |
Where the eye mixes alleine and alpine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alleine runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against alpine's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alleine with alpine
A purely visual mix-up. alleine ([aˈlaɪ̯nə]) and alpine ([alˈpiːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alleine is recorded at frequency rank #946, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nə]. alpine is at rank #20,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alˈpiːnə].
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 21434, this pair ranks #1,886,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alleine vs alpine
Shared letters: aeiln. Private to "alleine": -. Private to "alpine": p.
"alleine" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "alpine" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alleine" for "alpine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alleine" or "alpine"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alleine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alpine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alleine" and "alpine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Albin vs alpine". 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 #1,886,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.