Which to use
“ankommen” and “ankommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,905
- “ankommen” frequency rank
- #5,452
- “ankommt” frequency rank
- 11357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ankommen | ankommt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Ort, ein Ziel erreichen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen |
Where the eye mixes ankommen and ankommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ankommen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against ankommt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ankommen and ankommt
A purely visual mix-up. ankommen ([ˈanˌkɔmən]) and ankommt ([ˈanˌkɔmt]) 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 11357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ankommen is recorded at frequency rank #5,905, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmən]. ankommt is at rank #5,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmt].
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 11357, this pair ranks #1,970,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ankommen vs ankommt
Shared letters: akmno. Private to "ankommen": e. Private to "ankommt": t.
"ankommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ankommt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ankommen" and "ankommt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ankommen" vs "ankommt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ankommen" and "ankommt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ankommen" and "ankommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ankomme vs ankommen". 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 #1,970,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.