apivsAueWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,828
“api” frequency rank
#12,230
“Aue” frequency rank
33058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature api Aue
Definition Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt flaches, feuchtes, am Wasser gelegenes Gelände, oft mit Büschen und einzelnen Bäumen bestandene Wiesen

Letter map: api vs Aue

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

3 ch
api
3 ch
Aue

Spelling & dictionary notes on api vs Aue

api and Aue 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Aue is at rank #12,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ə].

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 33058, this pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of api vs Aue

Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "Aue": eu.

"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Aue" · 3 letters · shape VVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "api" for "Aue" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "api" vs "Aue" - which ranks higher?
"Aue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,230 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.

What to do next

You've compared "api" and "Aue". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "api" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "api" and "Aue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,694,189 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