Which to use
“angenehm” and “angenehme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,095
- “angenehm” frequency rank
- #7,860
- “angenehme” frequency rank
- 11955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angenehm | angenehme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gefühlsmäßig positiv empfundene Eigenschaft einer Person oder Sache | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angenehm |
Where the eye mixes angenehm and angenehme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses angenehm with angenehme
A purely visual mix-up. angenehm ([ˈanɡəˌneːm]) and angenehme ([ˈanɡəˌneːmə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angenehm” sits inside “angenehme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angenehm is recorded at frequency rank #4,095, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌneːm]. angenehme is at rank #7,860, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌneːmə].
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 11955, this pair ranks #1,967,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angenehm vs angenehme
Shared letters: aeghmn. Private to "angenehm": -. Private to "angenehme": -.
"angenehm" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angenehme" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angenehm" for "angenehme" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angenehm" or "angenehme"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angenehm" and "angenehme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angenehm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angenehme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angenehm" and "angenehme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angenehme vs annehme". 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 #1,967,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.