api vs ave, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#20,828
“api” frequency rank: #19,141
“ave” frequency rank: 39969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	api	ave
Definition	Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt	der Vogel

Letter map: api vs ave

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

3 ch

api

3 ch

ave

Corpus notes: api and ave

api and ave 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 39969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ave is at rank #19,141, tagged as anoun, 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 39969, this pair ranks #1,521,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of api vs ave

Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "ave": ev.

"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "api" and "ave" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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.

In ordinary German text, does "api" or "ave" show up more?

"ave" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,141 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

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

Full dictionary entry for "api" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,521,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"api" and "ave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,521,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.