AllsvsasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
#2,232
“as” frequency rank
42601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alls as
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All umgangssprachlich:

Where the eye mixes Alls and as

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

4 ch
Alls
2 ch
as

Why the eye confuses Alls with as

A purely visual mix-up. Alls ([als]) and as ([aːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42601, 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]. as is at rank #2,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aːs].

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 42601, this pair ranks #1,444,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Alls vs as

Shared letters: as. Private to "Alls": l. Private to "as": -.

"Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "as" · 2 letters · shape VC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allsallss · alsl · lals

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Alls" and "as" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([als] versus [aːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Alls" vs "as" - which ranks higher?
"as" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,232 in our German list, against #40,369 for "Alls". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "as" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,444,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Alls" and "as" 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 #1,444,349 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