Which to use
“am” is an abbrev and “Amt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47
- “am” frequency rank
- #1,279
- “Amt” frequency rank
- 1326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | am | Amt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angabe eines Zeitpunkts - wann? | eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung |
Where the eye mixes am and Amt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between am and Amt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: am is [am] while Amt is [amt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “am” sits inside “Amt”, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
am is recorded at frequency rank #47, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [am]. Amt is at rank #1,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced [amt].
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 1326, this pair ranks #2,004,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of am vs Amt
Shared letters: am. Private to "am": -. Private to "Amt": t.
"am" · 2 letters · shape VC · "Amt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "am" and "Amt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "am" or "Amt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "am" and "Amt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "am" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Amt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "am" and "Amt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amt vs AUD". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,004,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.