api vs AZ, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“api” is a noun and “AZ” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,828
“api” frequency rank: #9,150
“AZ” frequency rank: 29978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	api	AZ
Definition	Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt	Aktenzeichen

Letter map: api vs AZ

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

3 ch

api

2 ch

Grammar separator: api vs AZ

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: api is anoun and AZanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. AZ is at rank #9,150, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [aːˈt͡sɛt].

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 29978, this pair ranks #1,756,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of api vs AZ

Shared letters: a. Private to "api": ip. Private to "AZ": z.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "api" is a noun and "AZ" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "api" or "AZ"?

"AZ" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,150 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.

Useful next steps

Pair "api" vs "AZ" 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 "AZ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,756,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"api" and "AZ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "api vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,756,654 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.