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

#43,697
“altars” frequency rank
#8,682
“Autors” frequency rank
52379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature altars Autors
Definition Plural des Substantivs altar Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Autor

Letter map: altars vs Autors

Shared letters muted; letters that set altars and Autors apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
altars
6 ch
Autors

Corpus notes: altars and Autors

altars and Autors are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

altars is recorded at frequency rank #43,697, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Autors is at rank #8,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯s].

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 52379, this pair ranks #1,099,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of altars vs Autors

Shared letters: arst. Private to "altars": l. Private to "Autors": ou.

"altars" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "Autors" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • altarsalatrs · alltars · altarrs · altarss · altasr · altras · alttars · atlars
  • Autorsatuors · auotrs · autorrs · autorss · autosr · autros · auttors · uators

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "altars" and "Autors" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "altars" vs "Autors" - which ranks higher?
"Autors" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,682 in our German list, against #43,697 for "altars". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "altars" vs "Autors" 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 "Autors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,099,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "altars" and "Autors" 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 #1,099,217 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