api vs as, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#20,828
“api” frequency rank: #2,232
“as” frequency rank: 23060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	api	as
Definition	Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt	umgangssprachlich:

Letter map: api vs as

Shared letters muted; letters that set api and as apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

api

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Corpus notes: api and as

api and as 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 23060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. as is at rank #2,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aːs].

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 23060, this pair ranks #1,866,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of api vs as

Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "as": s.

"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "as" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "api" and "as" be used interchangeably?

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: "api" vs "as" - which ranks higher?

"as" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,232 in our German list, against #20,828 for "api". 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 "api" and "as".

Full dictionary entry for "api" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "as" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,866,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"api" and "as" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,866,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.