Which to use
“arche” and “Asche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,816
- “arche” frequency rank
- #7,008
- “Asche” frequency rank
- 22824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arche | Asche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bogen | Verbrennungsrückstand |
Where the eye mixes arche and Asche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arche vs Asche
A purely visual mix-up. arche ([aʁʃ]) and Asche ([ˈaʃə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “arche” becomes s in “Asche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22824, 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]. Asche is at rank #7,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʃə].
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 22824, this pair ranks #1,869,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arche vs Asche
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "arche": r. Private to "Asche": s.
"arche" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Asche" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arche" and "Asche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arche" or "Asche"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arche" and "Asche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Asche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arche" and "Asche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aisch vs Asche". 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 #1,869,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.