angenehmvsangenehmesWhich spelling fits?

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

#4,095
“angenehm” frequency rank
#23,008
“angenehmes” frequency rank
27103
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angenehm angenehmes
Definition gefühlsmäßig positiv empfundene Eigenschaft einer Person oder Sache Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angenehm

Where the eye mixes angenehm and angenehmes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angenehm runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against angenehmes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
angenehm
10 ch
angenehmes

Why the eye confuses angenehm with angenehmes

A purely visual mix-up. angenehm ([ˈanɡəˌneːm]) and angenehmes ([ˈanɡəˌneːməs]) 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) - “angenehm” sits inside “angenehmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27103, 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]. angenehmes is at rank #23,008, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌneːməs].

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 27103, this pair ranks #1,807,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angenehm vs angenehmes

Shared letters: aeghmn. Private to "angenehm": -. Private to "angenehmes": s.

"angenehm" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "angenehmes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angenehm ← agnenehm · anegnehm · angeenhm · angenehhm · angenehmm · angenemh · angenhem · angennehm
  • angenehmes ← agnenehmes · anegnehmes · angeenhmes · angenehems · angenehhmes · angenehmess · angenehmmes · angenehmse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angenehm" and "angenehmes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌneːm] versus [ˈanɡəˌneːməs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angenehm" or "angenehmes" show up more?
"angenehm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,095 in our German list, against #23,008 for "angenehmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "angenehm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angenehmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,807,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angenehm" and "angenehmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angenehmer vs angenehmes". 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 #1,807,317 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