Which to use
“annehme” and “annehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,905
- “annehme” frequency rank
- #3,296
- “annehmen” frequency rank
- 36201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annehme | annehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen | eine Vermutung anstellen |
Where the eye mixes annehme and annehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. annehme runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against annehmen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between annehme and annehmen
A purely visual mix-up. annehme ([ˈanˌneːmə]) and annehmen ([ˈanˌneːmən]) 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) - “annehme” sits inside “annehmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annehme is recorded at frequency rank #32,905, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌneːmə]. annehmen is at rank #3,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌneːmən].
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 36201, this pair ranks #1,621,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annehme vs annehmen
Shared letters: aehmn. Private to "annehme": -. Private to "annehmen": -.
"annehme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "annehmen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annehme" for "annehmen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "annehme" and "annehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "annehme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annehme" and "annehmen" 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 #1,621,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.