Which to use
“après” is a preposition and “areas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,342
- “après” frequency rank
- #28,064
- “areas” frequency rank
- 70406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | après | areas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relation, bei der das mitnach nach | Plural des Substantivs area |
Letter map: après vs areas
Shared letters muted; letters that set après and areas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. après (VCCVC) and areas (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: après vs areas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: après is apreposition and areasanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70406, 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]. areas is at rank #28,064, 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 70406, this pair ranks #447,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of après vs areas
Shared letters: ars. Private to "après": pè. Private to "areas": e.
"après" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "areas" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- areas ← aeras · araes · areass · aresa · arreas · raeas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "après" and "areas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "après" vs "areas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "après" vs "areas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "après" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "areas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #447,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "après" and "areas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apel vs après". 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 #447,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.