AnmeldungenvsAnmerkungenTell them apart

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“Anmeldungen” and “Anmerkungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,024
“Anmeldungen” frequency rank
#8,166
“Anmerkungen” frequency rank
23190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anmeldungen Anmerkungen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anmeldung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anmerkung

Where the eye mixes Anmeldungen and Anmerkungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Anmeldungen and Anmerkungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Anmeldungen
11 ch
Anmerkungen

Look-alike desk: Anmeldungen vs Anmerkungen

A purely visual mix-up. Anmeldungen ([ˈanmɛldʊŋən]) and Anmerkungen ([ˈanmɛʁkʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anmeldungen is recorded at frequency rank #15,024, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanmɛldʊŋən]. Anmerkungen is at rank #8,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanmɛʁkʊŋən].

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 23190, this pair ranks #1,864,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anmeldungen vs Anmerkungen

Shared letters: aegmnu. Private to "Anmeldungen": dl. Private to "Anmerkungen": kr.

"Anmeldungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Anmerkungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anmeldungen ← amneldungen · anemldungen · anmedlungen · anmelddungen · anmeldnugen · anmeldugnen · anmeldunegn · anmeldungenn
  • Anmerkungen ← amnerkungen · anemrkungen · anmekrungen · anmerkkungen · anmerknugen · anmerkugnen · anmerkunegn · anmerkungenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anmeldungen" and "Anmerkungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanmɛldʊŋən] versus [ˈanmɛʁkʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anmeldungen" vs "Anmerkungen" - which ranks higher?
"Anmerkungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,166 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anmeldungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anmerkungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,864,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anmeldungen" and "Anmerkungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anmeldungen vs Anwendungen". 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 #1,864,582 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