AnmutvsanmutigWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Anmut is a noun, anmutig is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Anmut” is a noun and “anmutig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,439
“Anmut” frequency rank
#41,646
“anmutig” frequency rank
72085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anmut anmutig
Definition bewundernswerte Schönheit und Eleganz reizend, mit Anmut

Where the eye mixes Anmut and anmutig

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Anmut
7 ch
anmutig

Look-alike desk: Anmut vs anmutig

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anmut is [ˈanˌmuːt] while anmutig is [ˈanmuːtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Anmut” sits inside “anmutig”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anmut is recorded at frequency rank #30,439, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌmuːt]. anmutig is at rank #41,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanmuːtɪç].

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 72085, this pair ranks #398,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Anmut vs anmutig

Shared letters: amntu. Private to "Anmut": -. Private to "anmutig": gi.

"Anmut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "anmutig" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anmutamnut · anmmut · anmtu · anmutt · annmut · anumt · namut
  • anmutigamnutig · anmmutig · anmtuig · anmuitg · anmutgi · anmutigg · anmuttig · annmutig

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Anmut" for "anmutig" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Anmut" is a noun and "anmutig" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Anmut" or "anmutig" show up more?
"Anmut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,439 in our German list, against #41,646 for "anmutig". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Anmut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anmutig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #398,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anmut" and "anmutig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anmut vs antut". 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 #398,256 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