apisvsaviWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#44,445
“apis” frequency rank
#38,617
“avi” frequency rank
83062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apis avi
Definition Biene Plural des Substantivs avo

Letter map: apis vs avi

Shared letters muted; letters that set apis and avi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
apis
3 ch
avi

Pair insight - apis / avi

apis and avi 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apis is recorded at frequency rank #44,445, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. avi is at rank #38,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈavi].

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 83062, this pair ranks #146,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apis vs avi

Shared letters: ai. Private to "apis": ps. Private to "avi": v.

"apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "avi" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apisaips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "apis" for "avi" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "apis" vs "avi" - which ranks higher?
"avi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,617 in our German list, against #44,445 for "apis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apis" and "avi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "apis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apis" and "avi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis 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 #146,293 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