NahmenvsUngernWhich spelling fits?

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“Nahmen” and “Ungern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,510
“Nahmen” frequency rank
#8,298
“Ungern” frequency rank
10808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nahmen Ungern
Definition männlicher Vorname Staat in Europa: Ungarn

Letter map: Nahmen vs Ungern

Shared letters muted; letters that set Nahmen and Ungern apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Nahmen (CVCCVC) and Ungern (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Nahmen
6 ch
Ungern

Corpus notes: Nahmen and Ungern

Nahmen and Ungern are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nahmen is recorded at frequency rank #2,510, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Ungern is at rank #8,298, 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 10808, this pair ranks #1,973,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Nahmen vs Ungern

Shared letters: en. Private to "Nahmen": ahm. Private to "Ungern": gru.

"Nahmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Ungern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nahmenanhmen · nahemn · nahhmen · nahmenn · nahmmen · nahmne · namhen · nhamen
  • Ungernnugern · ugnern · unegrn · ungenr · ungernn · ungerrn · unggern · ungren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Nahmen" and "Ungern" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Nahmen" or "Ungern"?
"Nahmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,510 in our German list, against #8,298 for "Ungern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Nahmen" vs "Ungern" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ungern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,973,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nahmen" and "Ungern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Ungern". 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 #1,973,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list