Which to use
“atome” and “Atomen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,016
- “atome” frequency rank
- #41,657
- “Atomen” frequency rank
- 64673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atome | Atomen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atom | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Atom |
Where the eye mixes atome and Atomen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atome runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Atomen's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: atome vs Atomen
A purely visual mix-up. atome ([a.tom]) and Atomen ([aˈtoːmən]) 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) - “atome” sits inside “Atomen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atome is recorded at frequency rank #23,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [a.tom]. Atomen is at rank #41,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈtoːmən].
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 64673, this pair ranks #633,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atome vs Atomen
Shared letters: aemot. Private to "atome": -. Private to "Atomen": n.
"atome" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Atomen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atome" for "Atomen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atome" vs "Atomen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atome" and "Atomen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Atomen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #633,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atome" and "Atomen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Atomen vs Azoren". 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 #633,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.