Which to use
“Annahme” is a noun and “annehme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,792
- “Annahme” frequency rank
- #32,905
- “annehme” frequency rank
- 36697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Annahme | annehme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glaube an einen (noch) nicht erwiesenen oder nicht beweisbaren Sachverhalt, eine Hypothese oder Axiom | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen |
Where the eye mixes Annahme and annehme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Annahme and annehme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Annahme vs annehme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Annahme is [ˈannaːmə] while annehme is [ˈanˌneːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Annahme” becomes e in “annehme”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36697, 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]. annehme is at rank #32,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌneːmə].
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 36697, this pair ranks #1,608,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Annahme vs annehme
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "Annahme": -. Private to "annehme": -.
"Annahme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "annehme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Annahme" for "annehme" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Annahme" or "annehme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Annahme" and "annehme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Annahme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annehme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Annahme" and "annehme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annahm vs annehme". 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 #1,608,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.