Which to use
“allgemein” and “allgemeinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,501
- “allgemein” frequency rank
- #1,534
- “allgemeinen” frequency rank
- 3035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allgemein | allgemeinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | überall | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allgemein |
Where the eye mixes allgemein and allgemeinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. allgemein ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯n]) and allgemeinen ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “allgemein” sits inside “allgemeinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allgemein is recorded at frequency rank #1,501, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯n]. allgemeinen is at rank #1,534, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nən].
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 3035, this pair ranks #2,001,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allgemein vs allgemeinen
Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "allgemein": -. Private to "allgemeinen": -.
"allgemein" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "allgemeinen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- allgemein ← algemein · alglemein · allegmein · allgeemin · allgemeinn · allgemeni · allgemien · allgemmein
- allgemeinen ← algemeinen · alglemeinen · allegmeinen · allgeeminen · allgemeienn · allgemeinenn · allgemeinne · allgemeinnen