Which to use
“allen” is an unknown and “aller” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #276
- “allen” frequency rank
- #425
- “aller” frequency rank
- 701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allen | aller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Indefinitpronomens all | maskuline Singularform, Nominativ; feminine Singularform, Genitiv und Dativ; Pluralform, Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens all |
Where the eye mixes allen and aller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allen is [ˈalən] while aller is [ˈalɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “allen” becomes r in “aller”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allen is recorded at frequency rank #276, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈalən]. aller is at rank #425, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈalɐ].
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 701, this pair ranks #2,005,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allen vs aller
Shared letters: ael. Private to "allen": n. Private to "aller": r.
"allen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC