Which to use
“aller” is a pronoun and “Alter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #425
- “aller” frequency rank
- #455
- “Alter” frequency rank
- 880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aller | Alter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maskuline Singularform, Nominativ; feminine Singularform, Genitiv und Dativ; Pluralform, Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens all | alter Mann |
Where the eye mixes aller and Alter
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: aller is [ˈalɐ] while Alter is [ˈaltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “aller” becomes t in “Alter”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aller is recorded at frequency rank #425, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈalɐ]. Alter is at rank #455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaltɐ].
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 880, this pair ranks #2,005,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aller vs Alter
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "aller": -. Private to "Alter": t.
"aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Alter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC