Which to use
“Abnehmer” is a noun and “annehme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,453
- “Abnehmer” frequency rank
- #32,905
- “annehme” frequency rank
- 51358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abnehmer | annehme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, Gruppe oder Institution, die das von einem anderen Gelieferte oder Produzierte gegen eine Gegenleistung annimmt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen |
Where the eye mixes Abnehmer and annehme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Abnehmer runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against annehme's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Abnehmer and annehme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Abnehmer is [ˈapneːmɐ] while annehme is [ˈanˌneːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abnehmer is recorded at frequency rank #18,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapneːmɐ]. annehme is at rank #32,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌneːmə].
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 51358, this pair ranks #1,138,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Abnehmer vs annehme
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "Abnehmer": br. Private to "annehme": -.
"Abnehmer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "annehme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abnehmer" and "annehme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Abnehmer" vs "annehme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Abnehmer" and "annehme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abnehmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annehme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abnehmer" and "annehme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annahm vs annehme". 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 #1,138,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.