Aloe

[ˈaːloe]

/[ˈaːloe]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aloe” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,882) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,882
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der gleichnamigen Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Grasbaumgewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-aloe · Aloe · German

Aloe · rank #25,882 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,882
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alltäglich

Nearest frequency peer: alltäglich (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Aloe“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Aloe“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Aloe vs AO
25% similar
Aloe vs als
25% similar
Aloe vs alt
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Aloe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAloe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːloe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,882
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Aloe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aloeliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „alltäglich“ (#25,881), „Amtsblatt“ (#25,883), „Aigner“ (#25,880). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aloe“ bei #25,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Aloe is neighbouring look-alikes ("AO", "als", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaːloe]. Frequency #25,882 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Vertreter der gleichnamigen Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Grasbaumgewächse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aloe, with forms such as "aleo", "alloe", and "aole". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AO", "als", "alt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aloe, spelled A-L-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der gleichnamigen Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Grasbaumgewächse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aloe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Aloen stammen aus Afrika und Arabien.
  2. „Gleichzeitig war aber doch ein Bestreben unverkennbar, gerade diese Rampe zu was Besonderem zu machen, und zwar mit Hilfe mehrerer Kübel mit exotischen Blattpflanzen, darunter zwei Aloes, von denen die eine noch gut im Stande, die andre dagegen krank war. Aber gerade diese kranke war der Liebling des Schloßherrn, weil sie jeden Sommer in einer ihr freili…

This word in other languages

aloe(English)sábila(Español)aloès(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aleo
  • alloe
  • aole
  • laoe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aloe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aleo2alloe1aole2laoe2
Edit distance from "Aloe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aloe"?
"Aloe" is spelled A-L-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːloe].
What does "Aloe" mean?
As a noun, "Aloe" means: Vertreter der gleichnamigen Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Grasbaumgewächse
What words are commonly confused with "Aloe"?
"Aloe" is commonly confused with "AO", "als", "alt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aloe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aloe" is [ˈaːloe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aloe" come from?
"Aloe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aloe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arms#25,891Yard#25,848wurd#25,845bien#25,924

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list