AnmeldungvsAnmeldungenConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
Anmeldung
11 ch
Anmeldungen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌmɛldʊŋ] versus [ˈanmɛldʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Anmeldung" or "Anmeldungen" show up more?
"Anmeldung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,857 in our German list, against #15,024 for "Anmeldungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list