Amme vs are, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Amme” is a noun and “are” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,639
“Amme” frequency rank: #4,019
“are” frequency rank: 45658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Amme	are
Definition	eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau	2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Amme and are apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

Amme

3 ch

are

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Amme is [ˈamə] while are is [ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amme is recorded at frequency rank #41,639, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈamə]. are is at rank #4,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [ə].

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 45658, this pair ranks #1,345,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Amme vs are

Shared letters: ae. Private to "Amme": m. Private to "are": r.

"Amme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "are" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Amme ← ame · amem · mame

Frequency comparison

Amme#41,639

are#4,019

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amme" and "are" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Amme" is a noun and "are" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Amme" or "are"?

"are" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,019 in our German list, against #41,639 for "Amme". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Amme vs are

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Amme”; for a verb, it's “are”.
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