All vs Complete vs Entire vs Whole

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All

Häufiger Chunk A1 determiner

Complete

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A1 adjective

Entire

Top 2.000 (häufig) B2 adjective

Whole

Top 2.000 (häufig) A2 adjective

	All	Complete	Entire	Whole
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ɔːl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɔːl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/kəmˈpliːt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/kəmˈpliːt/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈtaɪər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/həʊl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/həʊl/"]/
Bedeutung	Everything or everyone, without exception.	Etwas komplett fertigstellen. To finish something completely.	Vollständig oder komplett. Whole or complete.	Alles von etwas; komplett. All of something; complete.
Beispiel	All the students in the class passed the exam.	The puzzle is now complete after I found the last piece.	He ate the entire pizza by himself.	She ate the whole pizza by herself.
Register	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Häufiger Chunk	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Top 2.000 (häufig)	Top 2.000 (häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	A1	A1	B2	A2
Wortart	determiner	adjective	adjective	adjective
Kollokationen	all day, all the time, all over, all of us	be, seem, survive, remarkably, very, far from, be, seem, almost, nearly, substantially	entire country, entire book, entire team, entire life, entire scope	the whole thing, the whole part, whole heart, whole number, whole community
Antonyme	none, part, some	incomplete, unfinished, partial	partial, incomplete, broken	partial, incomplete
Häufige Fehler	'All' used without a noun (e.g. saying 'I love all' instead of 'I love all of them')., Confused with 'all of' when it shouldn't be (e.g. 'All of the students came' is correct; 'All students came' is also correct in informal contexts).	Confused with 'finished' — both mean to end, but 'complete' emphasizes fullness., Using 'complete' when a task is partially done., 'Complete' is sometimes incorrectly used as a noun.	Confusing 'entire' with 'whole' in informal situations., Incorrectly using 'entire' with uncountable nouns., Using 'entirely' when 'entire' is needed.	Using 'whole' with plural nouns (e.g., 'whole apples' instead of 'whole apple'), Confusing 'whole' with 'hole', Misplacing 'whole' in a sentence (e.g., 'the whole of them' instead of 'all of them')
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Use 'all' in both spoken and written English when referring to the entirety of a group. Avoid using 'all' when referring to a specific subset, as it implies inclusivity.	Verwende 'complete' in akademischen oder beruflichen Kontexten, wenn du über Aufgaben, Projekte oder Formulare sprichst. Vermeide es in zu lockeren Gesprächen. Use 'complete' in academic or professional contexts when discussing tasks, projects, or forms. Avoid using it in overly casual conversations.	Verwende 'entire', wenn du dich auf etwas vollständig oder komplett beziehst. Es eignet sich für die meisten Kontexte, außer in sehr lockeren Gesprächen, wo 'whole' gebräuchlicher sein könnte. Use 'entire' when referring to something completely or fully. It's suitable for most contexts, except very casual conversations where 'whole' might be more common.	Verwende 'ganz', wenn du dich auf etwas in seiner Gesamtheit beziehst. Es ist sowohl im schriftlichen als auch im gesprochenen Kontext angemessen, kann aber in akademischen Texten weniger formell klingen. Vermeide die Verwendung mit spezifischen zählbaren Nomen; verwende es stattdessen mit nicht zählbaren oder Sammelnomen. Use 'whole' when referring to something in its entirety. It is appropriate in both written and spoken contexts, but may sound less formal in academic writing. Avoid using it with specific countable nouns; instead, use with uncountable or collective nouns.

Sieh es in echten Clips

The Pitt › S1 E1

Nerve block complete.

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and more complete patterns than x-ray beams.

House Of Cards › S1 E1

A complete federal overhaul.

The Pitt › S1 E1

Nerve block complete.

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and more complete patterns than x-ray beams.

Complete

You'd have to buy out the entire cabin and the first-class flight attendant.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

The only way that entire car is worth 500 bucks...

Men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air.

You'd have to buy out the entire cabin and the first-class flight attendant.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

The only way that entire car is worth 500 bucks...

Entire

So, I gave a whole bunch of it to the Foursquare gospel church,

The Sopranos › S1 E1

this whole new generation of antidepressants

Top Gear › S1 E1

3,500 for the UK for the whole year.

So, I gave a whole bunch of it to the Foursquare gospel church,

The Sopranos › S1 E1

this whole new generation of antidepressants

Whole

Häufige Fragen: All vs Complete vs Entire vs Whole

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen All, Complete, Entire und Whole?

All: Everything or everyone, without exception. Complete: To finish something completely. Entire: Whole or complete. Whole: All of something; complete.

Was ist anspruchsvoller: All, Complete, Entire und Whole?

Entire ist das höchste Niveau, bei B2, auf der CEFR-Skala.

Sind All, Complete, Entire und Whole auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

All: A1, Complete: A1, Entire: B2, Whole: A2 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind All, Complete, Entire und Whole?

All: determiner, Complete: adjective, Entire: adjective, Whole: adjective.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

All: All the students in the class passed the exam. Complete: The puzzle is now complete after I found the last piece. Entire: He ate the entire pizza by himself. Whole: She ate the whole pizza by herself.

Kann ich All, Complete, Entire und Whole austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. All, Complete, Entire und Whole sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.