Which to use
“aula” and “by” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,814
- “aula” frequency rank
- #1,627
- “by” frequency rank
- 19441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aula | by |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Klassenzimmer | Stadt |
Letter map: aula vs by
Shared letters muted; letters that set aula and by apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Spelling & dictionary notes on aula vs by
aula and by 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aula is recorded at frequency rank #17,814, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. by is at rank #1,627, tagged as anoun, 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 19441, this pair ranks #1,908,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aula vs by
Shared letters: none. Private to "aula": alu. Private to "by": by.
"aula" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "by" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aula ← alua · aual · aulla · uala
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aula" and "by" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aula" vs "by" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "aula" and "by". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "aula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "by" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aula" and "by" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aula vs puzzles". 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 #1,908,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.