allgemeine vs allgemeinem

Which to use

“allgemeine” and “allgemeinem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,755
“allgemeine” frequency rank: #47,195
“allgemeinem” frequency rank: 48950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	allgemeine	allgemeinem
Definition	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allgemein	Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allgemein

Where the eye mixes allgemeine and allgemeinem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch

allgemeine

11 ch

allgemeinem

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. allgemeine ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nə]) and allgemeinem ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm]) 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) - “allgemeine” sits inside “allgemeinem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

allgemeine is recorded at frequency rank #1,755, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nə]. allgemeinem is at rank #47,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm].

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 48950, this pair ranks #1,229,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of allgemeine vs allgemeinem

Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "allgemeine": -. Private to "allgemeinem": -.

"allgemeine" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV · "allgemeinem" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

allgemeine ← algemeine · alglemeine · allegmeine · allgeemine · allgemeien · allgemenie · allgemiene · allgemmeine
allgemeinem ← algemeinem · alglemeinem · allegmeinem · allgeeminem · allgemeienm · allgemeinemm · allgemeinme · allgemeinnem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "allgemeine" and "allgemeinem" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nə] versus [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "allgemeine" or "allgemeinem"?

"allgemeine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,755 in our German list, against #47,195 for "allgemeinem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.