Which to use
“Anmeldung” and “Anmeldungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,857
- “Anmeldung” frequency rank
- #15,024
- “Anmeldungen” frequency rank
- 19881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anmeldung | Anmeldungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offizielles Sich-Einschreiben; die Handlung des Anmeldens | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anmeldung |
Where the eye mixes Anmeldung and Anmeldungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Anmeldung runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against Anmeldungen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Anmeldung and Anmeldungen
A purely visual mix-up. Anmeldung ([ˈanˌmɛldʊŋ]) and Anmeldungen ([ˈanmɛldʊŋən]) 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) - “Anmeldung” sits inside “Anmeldungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anmeldung is recorded at frequency rank #4,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌmɛldʊŋ]. Anmeldungen is at rank #15,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanmɛldʊŋən].
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 19881, this pair ranks #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anmeldung vs Anmeldungen
Shared letters: adeglmnu. Private to "Anmeldung": -. Private to "Anmeldungen": -.
"Anmeldung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "Anmeldungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anmeldung ← amneldung · anemldung · anmedlung · anmelddung · anmeldnug · anmeldugn · anmeldungg · anmeldunng
- Anmeldungen ← amneldungen · anemldungen · anmedlungen · anmelddungen · anmeldnugen · anmeldugnen · anmeldunegn · anmeldungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anmeldung" and "Anmeldungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Anmeldung" or "Anmeldungen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anmeldung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anmeldungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anmeldung" and "Anmeldungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anmeldungen vs Anmerkungen". 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 #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.