après vs April, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“après” is a preposition and “April” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,342
“après” frequency rank: #666
“April” frequency rank: 43008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	après	April
Definition	Relation, bei der das mitnach nach	der vierte Monat des Gregorianischen Kalenders

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set après and April apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

après

5 ch

April

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: après is [a.pʁɛ] while April is [aˈpʁɪl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

après is recorded at frequency rank #42,342, classified as aprep, pronounced [a.pʁɛ]. April is at rank #666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈpʁɪl].

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 43008, this pair ranks #1,431,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of après vs April

Shared letters: apr. Private to "après": sè. Private to "April": il.

"après" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "April" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

April ← apirl · appril · aprill · aprli · aprril · arpil · paril

Frequency comparison

après#42,342

April#666

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "après" and "April" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "après" is a preposition and "April" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "après" or "April"?

"April" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #666 in our German list, against #42,342 for "après". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering après vs April

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a preposition, it's “après”; for a noun, it's “April”.
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