analogervsAnalogieWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#45,110
“analoger” frequency rank
#18,465
“Analogie” frequency rank
63575
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes analoger and Analogie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. analoger (VCVCVCVC) and Analogie (VCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
analoger
8 ch
Analogie

Visual trap between analoger and Analogie

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analoger is [anaˈloːɡɐ] while Analogie is [analoˈɡiː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analoger is recorded at frequency rank #45,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡɐ]. 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 63575, this pair ranks #671,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analoger vs Analogie

Shared letters: aeglno. Private to "analoger": r. Private to "Analogie": i.

"analoger" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "Analogie" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analoger ← aanloger · analgoer · analloger · analoegr · analogerr · analogger · analogre · anaolger
  • Analogie ← aanlogie · analgoie · anallogie · analogei · analoggie · analoige · anaolgie · anlaogie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "analoger" for "Analogie" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analoger" is an adjective and "Analogie" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "analoger" or "Analogie"?
"Analogie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,465 in our German list, against #45,110 for "analoger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "analoger" 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 #671,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analoger" and "Analogie" 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 #671,899 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