Similar vs They were so alike

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Similar

Top 2.000 (häufig)A1adjective

They were so alike

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 SimilarThey were so alike
Aussprache🇬🇧 /["/ˈsɪmələ(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈsɪmələr/"]/🇬🇧 //ðeɪ wəː səʊ əˈlaɪk//🇺🇸 //ðeɪ wɚ soʊ əˈlaɪk//
BedeutungFast gleich wie etwas anderes.Almost the same as something else.They were very similar.
BeispielThese two paintings look very similar to each other.They were so alike that people often mistook them for each other.
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 2.000 (häufig)Top 2.000 (häufig)
CEFR-NiveauA1-
Wortartadjective
Kollokationenbe, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, in, toso alike that, look so alike, act so alike
Antonymedifferent, dissimilar-
Häufige FehlerConfused with 'same' — 'similar' means not exactly the same., Incorrectly used for unrelated things., Using 'similar' with more than two items without clarification.Confusing with 'like' as a preposition instead of adjective., Using in formal text where 'similar' is more appropriate., Incorrect word order, like 'so alike they were'.
Hinweise zur VerwendungVerwenden Sie 'ähnlich', wenn Sie zwei oder mehr Dinge vergleichen, die Merkmale gemeinsam haben. Vermeiden Sie die Verwendung für Dinge, die nicht eng miteinander verwandt sind.Use 'similar' when comparing two or more things that share characteristics. Avoid using it for things that are not closely related.Usually used to compare two or more things. It's a friendly expression, but avoid it in formal writing.

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They were so alike

Häufige Fragen: Similar vs They were so alike

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Similar und They were so alike?

Similar: Almost the same as something else. They were so alike: They were very similar.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Similar: These two paintings look very similar to each other. They were so alike: They were so alike that people often mistook them for each other.

Kann ich Similar und They were so alike austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Similar und They were so alike 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.

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