ASUsvsavisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,473
“ASUs” frequency rank
#48,746
“avis” frequency rank
78219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ASUs avis
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ASU das, was man über etwas denkt; Ansicht, Meinung

Where the eye mixes ASUs and avis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
ASUs
4 ch
avis

Look-alike desk: ASUs vs avis

A purely visual mix-up. ASUs ([aːzuːs]) and avis ([avi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ASUs is recorded at frequency rank #29,473, classified as anoun, pronounced [aːzuːs]. avis is at rank #48,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [avi].

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 78219, this pair ranks #243,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ASUs vs avis

Shared letters: as. Private to "ASUs": u. Private to "avis": iv.

"ASUs" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ASUsassu · assus · asuss · saus
  • avisaivs · aviss · avsi · avvis · vais

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ASUs" and "avis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aːzuːs] versus [avi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ASUs" vs "avis" - which ranks higher?
"ASUs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,473 in our German list, against #48,746 for "avis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ASUs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ASUs" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs avis". 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 #243,178 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