apisvsavisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,445
“apis” frequency rank
#48,746
“avis” frequency rank
93191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apis avis
Definition Biene das, was man über etwas denkt; Ansicht, Meinung

Letter map: apis vs avis

Shared letters muted; letters that set apis and avis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
apis
4 ch
avis

Pair insight - apis / avis

apis and avis 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 a single letter - p in “apis” becomes v in “avis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apis is recorded at frequency rank #44,445, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. avis is at rank #48,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [avi].

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 93191, this pair ranks #24,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apis vs avis

Shared letters: ais. Private to "apis": p. Private to "avis": v.

"apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apisaips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais
  • avisaivs · aviss · avsi · avvis · vais

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apis" and "avis" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - p in “apis” becomes v in “avis”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "apis" vs "avis" - which ranks higher?
"apis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,445 in our German list, against #48,746 for "avis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "apis" vs "avis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apis" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs avis". 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 #24,544 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