Which to use
“ankomme” and “ankommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,512
- “ankomme” frequency rank
- #5,905
- “ankommen” frequency rank
- 40417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ankomme | ankommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen | einen Ort, ein Ziel erreichen |
Where the eye mixes ankomme and ankommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ankomme runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against ankommen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ankomme and ankommen
A purely visual mix-up. ankomme ([ˈanˌkɔmə]) and ankommen ([ˈanˌkɔmən]) 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) - “ankomme” sits inside “ankommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ankomme is recorded at frequency rank #34,512, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmə]. ankommen is at rank #5,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmən].
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 40417, this pair ranks #1,509,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ankomme vs ankommen
Shared letters: aekmno. Private to "ankomme": -. Private to "ankommen": -.
"ankomme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ankommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ankomme" and "ankommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ankomme" or "ankommen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ankomme" and "ankommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ankomme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,509,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ankomme" and "ankommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ankomme vs ankommt". 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 #1,509,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.