AminvsAmmeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,783
“Amin” frequency rank
#41,639
“Amme” frequency rank
78422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amin Amme
Definition organisches Derivat des Ammoniak mit Alkyl- oder Aryl-Rest eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau

Where the eye mixes Amin and Amme

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Amin (VCVC) and Amme (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Amin
4 ch
Amme

Visual trap between Amin and Amme

A purely visual mix-up. Amin ([aˈmiːn]) and Amme ([ˈamə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amin is recorded at frequency rank #36,783, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmiːn]. Amme is at rank #41,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈamə].

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 78422, this pair ranks #238,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amin vs Amme

Shared letters: am. Private to "Amin": in. Private to "Amme": e.

"Amin" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Amme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amin ← aimn · aminn · ammin · amni
  • Amme ← ame · amem · mame

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Amin" for "Amme" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈmiːn] versus [ˈamə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Amin" or "Amme"?
"Amin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,783 in our German list, against #41,639 for "Amme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Amme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amin" and "Amme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amme vs Atze". 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 #238,685 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