Which to use
“Annahme” and “Annahmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,792
- “Annahme” frequency rank
- #13,092
- “Annahmen” frequency rank
- 16884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Annahme | Annahmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glaube an einen (noch) nicht erwiesenen oder nicht beweisbaren Sachverhalt, eine Hypothese oder Axiom | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Annahme |
Where the eye mixes Annahme and Annahmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Annahme runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against Annahmen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Annahme vs Annahmen
A purely visual mix-up. Annahme ([ˈannaːmə]) and Annahmen ([ˈannaːmən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Annahme” sits inside “Annahmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Annahme is recorded at frequency rank #3,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈannaːmə]. Annahmen is at rank #13,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈannaːmən].
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 16884, this pair ranks #1,932,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Annahme vs Annahmen
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "Annahme": -. Private to "Annahmen": -.
"Annahme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "Annahmen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Annahme" and "Annahmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Annahme" vs "Annahmen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Annahme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Annahmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Annahme" and "Annahmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annähern vs Annahmen". 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 #1,932,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.