Which to use
“abkommen” and “ankomme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,245
- “abkommen” frequency rank
- #34,512
- “ankomme” frequency rank
- 38757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abkommen | ankomme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von (etwas, jemandem) stammen, auf (etwas, jemanden) zurückgehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen |
Where the eye mixes abkommen and ankomme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abkommen vs ankomme
A purely visual mix-up. abkommen ([ˈapˌkɔmən]) and ankomme ([ˈanˌkɔmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abkommen is recorded at frequency rank #4,245, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌkɔmən]. ankomme is at rank #34,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmə].
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 38757, this pair ranks #1,555,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abkommen vs ankomme
Shared letters: aekmno. Private to "abkommen": b. Private to "ankomme": -.
"abkommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ankomme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abkommen" for "ankomme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abkommen" vs "ankomme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ankomme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abkommen" and "ankomme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ankomme vs ankommen". 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 #1,555,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.