Which to use
“Aufnahmen” is a noun and “aufnehmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,638
- “Aufnahmen” frequency rank
- #2,532
- “aufnehmen” frequency rank
- 6170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aufnahmen | aufnehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufnahme | etwas aufheben, an sich nehmen oder zu sich nehmen |
Where the eye mixes Aufnahmen and aufnehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Aufnahmen and aufnehmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Aufnahmen with aufnehmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aufnahmen is [ˈaʊ̯fnaːmən] while aufnehmen is [ˈaʊ̯fˌneːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Aufnahmen” becomes e in “aufnehmen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aufnahmen is recorded at frequency rank #3,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fnaːmən]. aufnehmen is at rank #2,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌneːmən].
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 6170, this pair ranks #1,992,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aufnahmen vs aufnehmen
Shared letters: aefhmnu. Private to "Aufnahmen": -. Private to "aufnehmen": -.
"Aufnahmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufnehmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aufnahmen" and "aufnehmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Aufnahmen" vs "aufnehmen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Aufnahmen" and "aufnehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufnahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufnehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aufnahmen" and "aufnehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffahren vs Aufnahmen". 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 #1,992,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.