ASUsvsazurTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,473
“ASUs” frequency rank
#25,055
“azur” frequency rank
54528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ASUs azur
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ASU Lapislazuli

Where the eye mixes ASUs and azur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ASUs and azur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
ASUs
4 ch
azur

Why the eye confuses ASUs with azur

A purely visual mix-up. ASUs ([aːzuːs]) and azur ([azyʁ]) 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 54528, 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]. azur is at rank #25,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [azyʁ].

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 54528, this pair ranks #1,015,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ASUs vs azur

Shared letters: au. Private to "ASUs": s. Private to "azur": rz.

"ASUs" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "azur" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ASUs ← assu · assus · asuss · saus
  • azur ← auzr · azru · azurr · azzur · zaur

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ASUs" and "azur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aːzuːs] versus [azyʁ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ASUs" or "azur"?
"azur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,055 in our German list, against #29,473 for "ASUs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ASUs" and "azur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ASUs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "azur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,015,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ASUs" and "azur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ASUs vs AUD". 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 #1,015,387 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