allgemeinemvsallgemeinerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,195
“allgemeinem” frequency rank
#10,606
“allgemeiner” frequency rank
57801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature allgemeinem allgemeiner
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allgemein Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs allgemein

Where the eye mixes allgemeinem and allgemeiner

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

11 ch
allgemeinem
11 ch
allgemeiner

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. allgemeinem ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm]) and allgemeiner ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “allgemeinem” becomes r in “allgemeiner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

allgemeinem is recorded at frequency rank #47,195, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm]. allgemeiner is at rank #10,606, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ].

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 57801, this pair ranks #887,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of allgemeinem vs allgemeiner

Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "allgemeinem": -. Private to "allgemeiner": r.

"allgemeinem" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC  ·  "allgemeiner" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allgemeinemalgemeinem · alglemeinem · allegmeinem · allgeeminem · allgemeienm · allgemeinemm · allgemeinme · allgemeinnem
  • allgemeineralgemeiner · alglemeiner · allegmeiner · allgeeminer · allgemeienr · allgemeinerr · allgemeinner · allgemeinre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "allgemeinem" and "allgemeiner" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nəm] versus [ˌalɡəˈmaɪ̯nɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "allgemeinem" or "allgemeiner"?
"allgemeiner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,606 in our German list, against #47,195 for "allgemeinem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list