annimmtvsaufnimmtWhich spelling fits?

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

#11,003
“annimmt” frequency rank
#11,168
“aufnimmt” frequency rank
22171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature annimmt aufnimmt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufnehmen

Where the eye mixes annimmt and aufnimmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. annimmt runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against aufnimmt's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
annimmt
8 ch
aufnimmt

Look-alike desk: annimmt vs aufnimmt

A purely visual mix-up. annimmt ([ˈanˌnɪmt]) and aufnimmt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌnɪmt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

annimmt is recorded at frequency rank #11,003, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌnɪmt]. aufnimmt is at rank #11,168, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌnɪmt].

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 22171, this pair ranks #1,877,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of annimmt vs aufnimmt

Shared letters: aimnt. Private to "annimmt": -. Private to "aufnimmt": fu.

"annimmt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC  ·  "aufnimmt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • annimmt ← animmt · aninmmt · annimmtt · annimt · annimtm · annmimt · nanimmt
  • aufnimmt ← afunimmt · auffnimmt · aufinmmt · aufnimmtt · aufnimt · aufnimtm · aufnmimt · aufnnimmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "annimmt" and "aufnimmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌnɪmt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌnɪmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "annimmt" or "aufnimmt"?
"annimmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,003 in our German list, against #11,168 for "aufnimmt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "annimmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufnimmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,877,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "annimmt" and "aufnimmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufkommt vs aufnimmt". 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 #1,877,431 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