apivsAxtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,828
“api” frequency rank
#11,817
“Axt” frequency rank
32645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature api Axt
Definition Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt großes, meist mit zwei Händen zu führendes Schlagwerkzeug mit scharfer Klinge (zum Spalten von Holz, zum Zerlegen von Tieren und zu anderem)

Letter map: api vs Axt

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

3 ch
api
3 ch
Axt

Corpus notes: api and Axt

api and Axt 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 32645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Axt is at rank #11,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akst].

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 32645, this pair ranks #1,703,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of api vs Axt

Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "Axt": tx.

"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Axt" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "api" and "Axt" be used interchangeably?
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.
Which is more common, "api" or "Axt"?
"Axt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,817 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

Pair "api" vs "Axt" 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 "Axt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,703,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "api" and "Axt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,703,156 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