Which to use
“Anmeldungen” and “Anwendungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,024
- “Anmeldungen” frequency rank
- #6,627
- “Anwendungen” frequency rank
- 21651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anmeldungen | Anwendungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anmeldung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anwendung |
Where the eye mixes Anmeldungen and Anwendungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Anmeldungen and Anwendungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Anmeldungen and Anwendungen
A purely visual mix-up. Anmeldungen ([ˈanmɛldʊŋən]) and Anwendungen ([ˈanvɛndʊŋən]) 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 21651, 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]. Anwendungen is at rank #6,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanvɛndʊŋən].
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 21651, this pair ranks #1,883,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anmeldungen vs Anwendungen
Shared letters: adegnu. Private to "Anmeldungen": lm. Private to "Anwendungen": w.
"Anmeldungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "Anwendungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anmeldungen ← amneldungen · anemldungen · anmedlungen · anmelddungen · anmeldnugen · anmeldugnen · anmeldunegn · anmeldungenn
- Anwendungen ← anewndungen · annwendungen · anwednungen · anwenddungen · anwendnugen · anwendugnen · anwendunegn · anwendungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anmeldungen" and "Anwendungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anmeldungen" or "Anwendungen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anmeldungen" and "Anwendungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anmeldungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anwendungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anmeldungen" and "Anwendungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anfeindungen 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 #1,883,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.