Which to use
“analog” and “analogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,624
- “analog” frequency rank
- #18,464
- “analogen” frequency rank
- 25088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analog | analogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch sinngemäßes Übertragen vergleichbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs analog |
Where the eye mixes analog and analogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. analog runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against analogen's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: analog vs analogen
A purely visual mix-up. analog ([anaˈloːk]) and analogen ([anaˈloːɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “analog” sits inside “analogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
analog is recorded at frequency rank #6,624, classified as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːk]. analogen is at rank #18,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡn̩].
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 25088, this pair ranks #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of analog vs analogen
Shared letters: aglno. Private to "analog": -. Private to "analogen": e.
"analog" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "analogen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "analog" for "analogen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "analog" or "analogen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "analog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "analogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analog" and "analogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analogen vs analoger". 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 #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.