AllsvsAMSTell them apart

Quick tell: Alls is a noun, AMS is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Alls” is a noun and “AMS” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
#20,824
“AMS” frequency rank
61193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alls AMS
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All Abkürzung für Arbeitsmarktservice

Letter map: Alls vs AMS

Shared letters muted; letters that set Alls and AMS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Alls
3 ch
AMS

Role in the sentence - Alls and AMS

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Alls is anoun and AMSanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Alls is recorded at frequency rank #40,369, classified as anoun, pronounced [als]. AMS is at rank #20,824, tagged as anabbrev.

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 61193, this pair ranks #758,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Alls vs AMS

Shared letters: as. Private to "Alls": l. Private to "AMS": m.

"Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "AMS" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allsallss · alsl · lals

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Alls" and "AMS" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Alls" is a noun and "AMS" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Alls" vs "AMS" - which ranks higher?
"AMS" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,824 in our German list, against #40,369 for "Alls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Alls" and "AMS".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "AMS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #758,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alls" and "AMS" 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 #758,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list