anisvsAppsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#33,432
“anis” frequency rank
#4,489
“Apps” frequency rank
37921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anis Apps
Definition Anis Nominativ Plural des Substantivs App

Where the eye mixes anis and Apps

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
anis
4 ch
Apps

Why the eye confuses anis with Apps

A purely visual mix-up. anis ([a.ni(s)]) and Apps ([ɛps]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anis is recorded at frequency rank #33,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [a.ni(s)]. Apps is at rank #4,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛps].

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 37921, this pair ranks #1,577,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anis vs Apps

Shared letters: as. Private to "anis": in. Private to "Apps": p.

"anis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Apps" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anisains · aniss · annis · ansi · nais
  • Appsappss · aps · apsp · paps

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anis" and "Apps" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([a.ni(s)] versus [ɛps]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "anis" or "Apps"?
"Apps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,489 in our German list, against #33,432 for "anis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "anis" and "Apps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Apps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,577,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anis" and "Apps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anis vs avis". 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 #1,577,604 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