Which to use
“allem” is an unknown and “Alls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #239
- “allem” frequency rank
- #40,369
- “Alls” frequency rank
- 40608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allem | Alls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maskuliner und neutraler Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens alle | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All |
Where the eye mixes allem and Alls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. allem runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against Alls's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between allem and Alls
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allem is [ˈaləm] while Alls is [als]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allem is recorded at frequency rank #239, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈaləm]. Alls is at rank #40,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [als].
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 40608, this pair ranks #1,503,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allem vs Alls
Shared letters: al. Private to "allem": em. Private to "Alls": s.
"allem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allem" for "Alls" ever safe?
Frequency check: "allem" vs "Alls" - which ranks higher?
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 "allem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allem" and "Alls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alls vs avis". 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 #1,503,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.