Which to use
“applications” is a noun and “Nahmen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,469
- “applications” frequency rank
- #2,510
- “Nahmen” frequency rank
- 51979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | applications | Nahmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs application | männlicher Vorname |
Letter map: applications vs Nahmen
Shared letters muted; letters that set applications and Nahmen apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - applications and Nahmen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: applications is anoun and Nahmenaname. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
applications is recorded at frequency rank #49,469, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Nahmen is at rank #2,510, tagged as aname, 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 51979, this pair ranks #1,114,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of applications vs Nahmen
Shared letters: an. Private to "applications": cilopst. Private to "Nahmen": ehm.
"applications" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCC · "Nahmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- applications ← aplications · aplpications · appilcations · applciations · appliactions · applicaitons · applicatinos · applicationns
- Nahmen ← anhmen · nahemn · nahhmen · nahmenn · nahmmen · nahmne · namhen · nhamen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "applications" and "Nahmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "applications" or "Nahmen"?
Useful next steps
Pair "applications" vs "Nahmen" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "applications" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nahmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "applications" and "Nahmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "applications 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 #1,114,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.