Which to use
“Adresse” and “Adressen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,282
- “Adresse” frequency rank
- #8,981
- “Adressen” frequency rank
- 11263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adresse | Adressen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anschrift, an der man Personen antreffen und an die man Post senden kann | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Adresse |
Where the eye mixes Adresse and Adressen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Adresse runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against Adressen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Adresse and Adressen
A purely visual mix-up. Adresse ([aˈdʁɛsə]) and Adressen ([aˈdʁɛsn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Adresse” sits inside “Adressen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adresse is recorded at frequency rank #2,282, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈdʁɛsə]. Adressen is at rank #8,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈdʁɛsn̩].
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 11263, this pair ranks #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adresse vs Adressen
Shared letters: aders. Private to "Adresse": -. Private to "Adressen": n.
"Adresse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "Adressen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adresse" for "Adressen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Adresse" vs "Adressen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Adresse" and "Adressen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adresse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Adressen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adresse" and "Adressen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adressat vs Adressen". 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 #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.