Which to use
“altars” is a noun and “alters” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,697
- “altars” frequency rank
- #6,387
- “alters” frequency rank
- 50084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altars | alters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs altar | seit jeher, seit langer Zeit |
Letter map: altars vs alters
Shared letters muted; letters that set altars and alters apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: altars vs alters
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: altars is anoun and altersanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “altars” becomes e in “alters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altars is recorded at frequency rank #43,697, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. alters is at rank #6,387, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈaltɐs].
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 50084, this pair ranks #1,187,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of altars vs alters
Shared letters: alrst. Private to "altars": -. Private to "alters": e.
"altars" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "alters" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "altars" and "alters" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "altars" or "alters"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "altars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altars" and "alters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "altars vs puzzles". 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 #1,187,250 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.