AllsvsanisTell them apart

Which to use

“Alls” and “anis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
#33,432
“anis” frequency rank
73801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alls anis
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All Anis

Where the eye mixes Alls and anis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Alls (VCCC) and anis (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Alls
4 ch
anis

Why the eye confuses Alls with anis

A purely visual mix-up. Alls ([als]) and anis ([a.ni(s)]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73801, 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]. anis is at rank #33,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.ni(s)].

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 73801, this pair ranks #350,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Alls vs anis

Shared letters: as. Private to "Alls": l. Private to "anis": in.

"Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "anis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Alls ← allss · alsl · lals
  • anis ← ains · aniss · annis · ansi · nais

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Alls" and "anis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([als] versus [a.ni(s)]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Alls" or "anis"?
"anis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,432 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

Eye-level mix-up between "Alls" and "anis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #350,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alls" and "anis" 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 #350,617 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