AmselvsasseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,326
“Amsel” frequency rank
#26,305
“asse” frequency rank
68631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amsel asse
Definition großer, schwarzer Singvogel mit gelbem Schnabel aus der Familie der Drosseln Achse

Letter map: Amsel vs asse

Shared letters muted; letters that set Amsel and asse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Amsel
4 ch
asse

Spelling & dictionary notes on Amsel vs asse

Amsel and asse 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 68631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amsel is recorded at frequency rank #42,326, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈamzəl]. asse is at rank #26,305, 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 68631, this pair ranks #501,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amsel vs asse

Shared letters: aes. Private to "Amsel": lm. Private to "asse": -.

"Amsel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "asse" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amselamesl · ammsel · amsell · amsle · amssel · asmel · masel
  • assease · ases · aße · sase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Amsel" for "asse" ever safe?
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: "Amsel" vs "asse" - which ranks higher?
"asse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,305 in our German list, against #42,326 for "Amsel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Amsel" and "asse".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amsel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #501,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amsel" and "asse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amsel vs apel". 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 #501,767 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