Which to use
“immense” and “immensen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,359
- “immense” frequency rank
- #29,636
- “immensen” frequency rank
- 56995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immense | immensen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs immens | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs immens |
Where the eye mixes immense and immensen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between immense and immensen
A purely visual mix-up. immense ([ɪˈmɛnzə]) and immensen ([ɪˈmɛnzn̩]) 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) - “immense” sits inside “immensen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immense is recorded at frequency rank #27,359, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪˈmɛnzə]. immensen is at rank #29,636, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪˈmɛnzn̩].
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 56995, this pair ranks #918,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of immense vs immensen
Shared letters: eimns. Private to "immense": -. Private to "immensen": -.
"immense" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "immensen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "immense" and "immensen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "immense" or "immensen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "immense" and "immensen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "immense" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "immensen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immense" and "immensen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "immens vs immensen". 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 #918,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.