Which to use
“always” is an adverb and “League” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,797
- “always” frequency rank
- #1,976
- “League” frequency rank
- 20773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | always | League |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer | historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß |
Letter map: always vs League
Shared letters muted; letters that set always and League apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - always and League
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: always is anadverb and Leagueanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
always is recorded at frequency rank #18,797, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. League is at rank #1,976, tagged as anoun, 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 20773, this pair ranks #1,893,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of always vs League
Shared letters: al. Private to "always": swy. Private to "League": egu.
"always" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "always" and "League" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "always" or "League" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "always" vs "League" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "always" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "League" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "always" and "League" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "always 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 #1,893,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.