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

#41,639
“Amme” frequency rank
#19,141
“ave” frequency rank
60780
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amme ave
Definition eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau der Vogel

Letter map: Amme vs ave

Shared letters muted; letters that set Amme and ave apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Amme runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ave's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Amme
3 ch
ave

Corpus notes: Amme and ave

Amme and ave 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60780, 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]. ave is at rank #19,141, 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 60780, this pair ranks #774,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Amme vs ave

Shared letters: ae. Private to "Amme": m. Private to "ave": v.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amme ← ame · amem · mame

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Amme" and "ave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Amme" vs "ave" - which ranks higher?
"ave" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,141 in our German list, against #41,639 for "Amme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Amme" and "ave".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #774,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amme" and "ave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amme vs Atze". 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 #774,358 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