AmtsvsataTell them apart

Quick tell: Amts is a noun, ata is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Amts” is a noun and “ata” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,291
“Amts” frequency rank
#46,479
“ata” frequency rank
61770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amts ata
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amt sie

Letter map: Amts vs ata

Shared letters muted; letters that set Amts and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Amts
3 ch
ata

Role in the sentence - Amts and ata

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Amts is anoun and ataapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amts is recorded at frequency rank #15,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [amt͡s]. ata is at rank #46,479, tagged as apron, 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 61770, this pair ranks #737,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Amts vs ata

Shared letters: at. Private to "Amts": ms. Private to "ata": -.

"Amts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amtsammts · amst · amtss · amtts · atms · mats

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amts" and "ata" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Amts" is a noun and "ata" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Amts" vs "ata" - which ranks higher?
"Amts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,291 in our German list, against #46,479 for "ata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Amts" and "ata". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #737,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amts" and "ata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ata 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 #737,346 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