Which to use
“alleine” is an adjective and “Anleihe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #946
- “alleine” frequency rank
- #19,486
- “Anleihe” frequency rank
- 20432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alleine | Anleihe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht dekliniert, allein; für sich, ohne weitere Person | verzinsliches Wertpapier; mit der Begebung einer Anleihe borgt sich ein Unternehmen oder der Staat gegen Zahlung von Zinsen Geld von der Öffentlichkeit (statt es sich von Banken zu borgen) |
Where the eye mixes alleine and Anleihe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alleine and Anleihe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alleine and Anleihe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alleine is [aˈlaɪ̯nə] while Anleihe is [ˈanlaɪ̯ə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alleine is recorded at frequency rank #946, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nə]. Anleihe is at rank #19,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanlaɪ̯ə].
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 20432, this pair ranks #1,897,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alleine vs Anleihe
Shared letters: aeiln. Private to "alleine": -. Private to "Anleihe": h.
"alleine" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "Anleihe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alleine" and "Anleihe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alleine" vs "Anleihe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alleine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anleihe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alleine" and "Anleihe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anleihe vs ausleihe". 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 #1,897,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.