Which to use
“api” and “purpose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,828
- “api” frequency rank
- #49,985
- “purpose” frequency rank
- 70813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | api | purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt | Absicht, Ziel, Zweck, Vorsatz |
Letter map: api vs purpose
Shared letters muted; letters that set api and purpose apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: api and purpose
api and purpose 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 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
api is recorded at frequency rank #20,828, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. purpose is at rank #49,985, 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 70813, this pair ranks #435,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of api vs purpose
Shared letters: p. Private to "api": ai. Private to "purpose": eorsu.
"api" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "purpose" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- purpose ← ppurpose · prupose · puprose · puropse · purpoes · purposse · purppose · purpsoe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "api" for "purpose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "api" vs "purpose" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "api" and "purpose".
- Full dictionary entry for "api" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "purpose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "api" and "purpose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #435,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.