Which to use
“Amme” is a noun and “atme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,639
- “Amme” frequency rank
- #26,758
- “atme” frequency rank
- 68397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Amme | atme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs atmen |
Where the eye mixes Amme and atme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Amme and atme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Amme vs atme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Amme is [ˈamə] while atme is [ˈaːtmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “Amme” becomes t in “atme”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Amme is recorded at frequency rank #41,639, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈamə]. atme is at rank #26,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaːtmə].
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 68397, this pair ranks #509,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Amme vs atme
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Amme": -. Private to "atme": t.
"Amme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "atme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Amme" for "atme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Amme" vs "atme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Amme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Amme" and "atme" 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 #509,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.