Which to use
“allen” is an unknown and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #276
- “allen” frequency rank
- #97
- “alles” frequency rank
- 373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allen | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Indefinitpronomens all | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all |
Where the eye mixes allen and alles
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 alles is [ˈaləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “allen” becomes s in “alles”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allen is recorded at frequency rank #276, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈalən]. alles is at rank #97, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈaləs].
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 373, this pair ranks #2,005,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allen vs alles
Shared letters: ael. Private to "allen": n. Private to "alles": s.
"allen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC