Which to use
“Anrufe” and “Anrufer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,222
- “Anrufe” frequency rank
- #14,496
- “Anrufer” frequency rank
- 24718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anrufe | Anrufer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anruf | Person, welche aktiv mit einer anderen Person eine Sprechverbindung herstellt |
Where the eye mixes Anrufe and Anrufer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anrufe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Anrufer's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Anrufe and Anrufer
A purely visual mix-up. Anrufe ([ˈanˌʁuːfə]) and Anrufer ([ˈanˌʁuːfɐ]) 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) - “Anrufe” sits inside “Anrufer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anrufe is recorded at frequency rank #10,222, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁuːfə]. Anrufer is at rank #14,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁuːfɐ].
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 24718, this pair ranks #1,843,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anrufe vs Anrufer
Shared letters: aefnru. Private to "Anrufe": -. Private to "Anrufer": -.
"Anrufe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Anrufer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anrufe" and "Anrufer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anrufe" or "Anrufer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Anrufe" and "Anrufer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anrufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anrufer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anrufe" and "Anrufer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anläufe vs Anrufe". 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 #1,843,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.