Which to use
“animals” and “Animes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,176
- “animals” frequency rank
- #33,959
- “Animes” frequency rank
- 70135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | animals | Animes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs animal | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anime |
Where the eye mixes animals and Animes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. animals runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against Animes's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between animals and Animes
A purely visual mix-up. animals ([ˈænɪml̩z]) and Animes ([aniˈmeːs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
animals is recorded at frequency rank #36,176, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈænɪml̩z]. Animes is at rank #33,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aniˈmeːs].
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 70135, this pair ranks #455,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of animals vs Animes
Shared letters: aimns. Private to "animals": l. Private to "Animes": e.
"animals" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "Animes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "animals" for "Animes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "animals" or "Animes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "animals" and "Animes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "animals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Animes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #455,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "animals" and "Animes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Animes vs antikes". 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 #455,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.