analogevsAnalogieConfusable pair

Quick tell: analoge is a adjective, Analogie is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“analoge” is an adjective and “Analogie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,498
“analoge” frequency rank
#18,465
“Analogie” frequency rank
35963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analoge Analogie
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs analog allgemein: Ähnlichkeit, Entsprechung

Where the eye mixes analoge and Analogie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. analoge runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against Analogie's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
analoge
8 ch
Analogie

Look-alike desk: analoge vs Analogie

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analoge is [anaˈloːɡə] while Analogie is [analoˈɡiː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analoge is recorded at frequency rank #17,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡə]. Analogie is at rank #18,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [analoˈɡiː].

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 35963, this pair ranks #1,627,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of analoge vs Analogie

Shared letters: aeglno. Private to "analoge": -. Private to "Analogie": i.

"analoge" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "Analogie" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analoge ← aanloge · analgoe · analloge · analoeg · analogge · anaolge · anlaoge · annaloge
  • Analogie ← aanlogie · analgoie · anallogie · analogei · analoggie · analoige · anaolgie · anlaogie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "analoge" and "Analogie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analoge" is an adjective and "Analogie" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "analoge" or "Analogie"?
"analoge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,498 in our German list, against #18,465 for "Analogie". 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 "analoge" and "Analogie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Analogie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,627,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analoge" and "Analogie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anale vs analoge". 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 #1,627,300 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