AnnenvsanniWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Annen” and “anni” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,021
“Annen” frequency rank
#20,497
“anni” frequency rank
61518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Annen anni
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ann Genitiv Singular des Substantivs and „Gabe“

Letter map: Annen vs anni

Shared letters muted; letters that set Annen and anni apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Annen
4 ch
anni

Spelling & dictionary notes on Annen vs anni

Annen and anni are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Annen is recorded at frequency rank #41,021, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. anni is at rank #20,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 61518, this pair ranks #746,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Annen vs anni

Shared letters: an. Private to "Annen": e. Private to "anni": i.

"Annen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "anni" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Annenanenn · annenn · annne · nanen
  • annianin · nani

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Annen" and "anni" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Annen" vs "anni" - which ranks higher?
"anni" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,497 in our German list, against #41,021 for "Annen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Annen" vs "anni" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Annen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anni" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #746,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Annen" and "anni" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Annen vs puzzles". 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 #746,775 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