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

#38,568
“allmächtige” frequency rank
#29,460
“allmächtigen” frequency rank
68028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature allmächtige allmächtigen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allmächtig Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs allmächtig

Where the eye mixes allmächtige and allmächtigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. allmächtige runs 11 letters (VCCCVCCCVCV) against allmächtigen's 12 (VCCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
allmächtige
12 ch
allmächtigen

Visual trap between allmächtige and allmächtigen

A purely visual mix-up. allmächtige ([alˈmɛçtɪɡə]) and allmächtigen ([alˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “allmächtige” sits inside “allmächtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

allmächtige is recorded at frequency rank #38,568, classified as anadj, pronounced [alˈmɛçtɪɡə]. allmächtigen is at rank #29,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alˈmɛçtɪɡn̩].

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 68028, this pair ranks #521,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of allmächtige vs allmächtigen

Shared letters: aceghilmtä. Private to "allmächtige": -. Private to "allmächtigen": n.

"allmächtige" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVCV  ·  "allmächtigen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "allmächtige" and "allmächtigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈmɛçtɪɡə] versus [alˈmɛçtɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "allmächtige" or "allmächtigen"?
"allmächtigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,460 in our German list, against #38,568 for "allmächtige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "allmächtige" and "allmächtigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "allmächtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "allmächtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #521,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "allmächtige" and "allmächtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allmächtig vs allmächtige". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #521,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list