Which to use
“alles” is a pronoun and “Amtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #97
- “alles” frequency rank
- #8,821
- “Amtes” frequency rank
- 8918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alles | Amtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amt |
Where the eye mixes alles and Amtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alles vs Amtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alles is [ˈaləs] while Amtes is [ˈamtəs]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alles is recorded at frequency rank #97, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈaləs]. Amtes is at rank #8,821, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈamtəs].
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 8918, this pair ranks #1,982,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alles vs Amtes
Shared letters: aes. Private to "alles": l. Private to "Amtes": mt.
"alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Amtes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alles" for "Amtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alles" or "Amtes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Amtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alles" and "Amtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs Amtes". 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 #1,982,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.