analogvsanalogesTell them apart

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

#6,624
“analog” frequency rank
#42,328
“analoges” frequency rank
48952
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analog analoges
Definition durch sinngemäßes Übertragen vergleichbar Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs analog

Where the eye mixes analog and analoges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. analog runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against analoges's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
analog
8 ch
analoges

Look-alike desk: analog vs analoges

A purely visual mix-up. analog ([anaˈloːk]) and analoges ([anaˈloːɡəs]) 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 “analoges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48952, 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]. analoges is at rank #42,328, tagged as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡəs].

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 48952, this pair ranks #1,229,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analog vs analoges

Shared letters: aglno. Private to "analog": -. Private to "analoges": es.

"analog" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "analoges" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analog ← aanlog · analgo · anallog · analogg · anaolg · anlaog · annalog · naalog
  • analoges ← aanloges · analgoes · analloges · analoegs · analogess · analogges · analogse · anaolges

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "analog" and "analoges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([anaˈloːk] versus [anaˈloːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "analog" or "analoges" show up more?
"analog" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,624 in our German list, against #42,328 for "analoges". 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 "analog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analoges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,229,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analog" and "analoges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analoger vs analoges". 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 #1,229,461 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