Which to use
“Anmerkung” and “Anmerkungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,021
- “Anmerkung” frequency rank
- #8,166
- “Anmerkungen” frequency rank
- 16187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anmerkung | Anmerkungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schriftlich oder mündlich zusätzlich gegebene Information | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anmerkung |
Where the eye mixes Anmerkung and Anmerkungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Anmerkung runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against Anmerkungen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Anmerkung with Anmerkungen
A purely visual mix-up. Anmerkung ([ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Anmerkung” sits inside “Anmerkungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anmerkung is recorded at frequency rank #8,021, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]. 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 16187, this pair ranks #1,937,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anmerkung vs Anmerkungen
Shared letters: aegkmnru. Private to "Anmerkung": -. Private to "Anmerkungen": -.
"Anmerkung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "Anmerkungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anmerkung ← amnerkung · anemrkung · anmekrung · anmerkkung · anmerknug · anmerkugn · anmerkungg · anmerkunng
- Anmerkungen ← amnerkungen · anemrkungen · anmekrungen · anmerkkungen · anmerknugen · anmerkugnen · anmerkunegn · anmerkungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anmerkung" and "Anmerkungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Anmerkung" vs "Anmerkungen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Anmerkung" and "Anmerkungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anmerkung" 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 #1,937,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anmerkung" and "Anmerkungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anmerken vs Anmerkung". 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 #1,937,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.