Which to use
“altars” is a noun and “always” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,697
- “altars” frequency rank
- #18,797
- “always” frequency rank
- 62494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altars | always |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs altar | immer |
Letter map: altars vs always
Shared letters muted; letters that set altars and always apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - altars and always
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: altars is anoun and alwaysanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altars is recorded at frequency rank #43,697, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. always is at rank #18,797, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].
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 62494, this pair ranks #710,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of altars vs always
Shared letters: als. Private to "altars": rt. Private to "always": wy.
"altars" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "always" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "altars" for "always" ever safe?
Frequency check: "altars" vs "always" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "altars" vs "always" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "altars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "always" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #710,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altars" and "always" 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 #710,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.