ASSvsATXTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,039
“ASS” frequency rank
#38,590
“ATX” frequency rank
44629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ASS ATX
Definition Acetylsalicylsäure Austrian Traded Index

Letter map: ASS vs ATX

Shared letters muted; letters that set ASS and ATX apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ASS
3 ch
ATX

Corpus notes: ASS and ATX

ASS and ATX 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ASS is recorded at frequency rank #6,039, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [aʔɛsˈʔɛs]. ATX is at rank #38,590, tagged as anabbrev, 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 44629, this pair ranks #1,379,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ASS vs ATX

Shared letters: a. Private to "ASS": s. Private to "ATX": tx.

"ASS" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ATX" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ASS" and "ATX" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "ASS" or "ATX" show up more?
"ASS" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,039 in our German list, against #38,590 for "ATX". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ASS" and "ATX".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ASS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ATX" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,379,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ASS" and "ATX" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ATX vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,379,968 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