AllsvsAppsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
#4,489
“Apps” frequency rank
44858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alls Apps
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All Nominativ Plural des Substantivs App

Where the eye mixes Alls and Apps

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Alls
4 ch
Apps

Visual trap between Alls and Apps

A purely visual mix-up. Alls ([als]) and Apps ([ɛps]) 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 44858, 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]. Apps is at rank #4,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛps].

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 44858, this pair ranks #1,372,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Alls vs Apps

Shared letters: as. Private to "Alls": l. Private to "Apps": p.

"Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "Apps" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allsallss · alsl · lals
  • Appsappss · aps · apsp · paps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Alls" and "Apps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([als] versus [ɛps]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Alls" or "Apps" show up more?
"Apps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,489 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Apps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,372,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alls" and "Apps" 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 #1,372,400 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