Which to use
“arche” and “Arsch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,816
- “arche” frequency rank
- #1,219
- “Arsch” frequency rank
- 17035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arche | Arsch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bogen | für Hinterteil eines Tieres oder Menschen, Po, Gesäß |
Same sound, different letters: arche vs Arsch
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. arche (VCCCV) and Arsch (VCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - arche and Arsch
This is the hard kind. arche and Arsch are pronounced identically ([aʁʃ]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arche is recorded at frequency rank #15,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [aʁʃ]. Arsch is at rank #1,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʁʃ].
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 17035, this pair ranks #1,930,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arche vs Arsch
Shared letters: achr. Private to "arche": e. Private to "Arsch": s.
"arche" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Arsch" · 5 letters · shape VCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arche" and "Arsch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arche" or "Arsch"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "arche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Arsch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,930,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arche" and "Arsch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aisch vs Arsch". 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 #1,930,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.