Which to use
“api” is a noun and “arg” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,828
- “api” frequency rank
- #8,984
- “arg” frequency rank
- 29812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | api | arg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt | böse, schlimm |
Letter map: api vs arg
Shared letters muted; letters that set api and arg apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for api / arg
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: api is anoun and arganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. arg is at rank #8,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aʁk].
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 29812, this pair ranks #1,759,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of api vs arg
Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "arg": gr.
"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "arg" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "api" for "arg" ever safe?
Frequency check: "api" vs "arg" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "api" vs "arg" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "api" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "api" and "arg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,759,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.