Which to use
“Anime” and “Animes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,275
- “Anime” frequency rank
- #33,959
- “Animes” frequency rank
- 41234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anime | Animes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Art japanischer Animationsfilme oder Animationsserien | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anime |
Where the eye mixes Anime and Animes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anime runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Animes's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Anime and Animes
A purely visual mix-up. Anime ([ˈanime]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Anime” sits inside “Animes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anime is recorded at frequency rank #7,275, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanime]. 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 41234, this pair ranks #1,485,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Anime vs Animes
Shared letters: aeimn. Private to "Anime": -. Private to "Animes": s.
"Anime" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Animes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Anime" for "Animes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Anime" or "Animes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Anime" and "Animes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anime" 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 #1,485,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anime" 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 #1,485,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.