Which to use
“abnehmen” is a verb and “Annahmen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,758
- “abnehmen” frequency rank
- #13,092
- “Annahmen” frequency rank
- 17850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abnehmen | Annahmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einer Stelle entfernen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Annahme |
Where the eye mixes abnehmen and Annahmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abnehmen and Annahmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abnehmen with Annahmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abnehmen is [ˈapˌneːmən] while Annahmen is [ˈannaːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abnehmen is recorded at frequency rank #4,758, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌneːmən]. Annahmen is at rank #13,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈannaːmən].
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 17850, this pair ranks #1,923,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abnehmen vs Annahmen
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "abnehmen": b. Private to "Annahmen": -.
"abnehmen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "Annahmen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abnehmen" and "Annahmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abnehmen" or "Annahmen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abnehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Annahmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abnehmen" and "Annahmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annähern vs Annahmen". 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 #1,923,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.