Which to use
“offen” and “offenem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #888
- “offen” frequency rank
- #15,707
- “offenem” frequency rank
- 16595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offen | offenem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offen and offenem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: offen vs offenem
A purely visual mix-up. offen ([ˈɔfn̩]) and offenem ([ˈɔfənəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “offen” sits inside “offenem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offen is recorded at frequency rank #888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfn̩]. offenem is at rank #15,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənəm].
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 16595, this pair ranks #1,934,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offen vs offenem
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offen": -. Private to "offenem": m.
"offen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "offenem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offen" and "offenem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "offen" vs "offenem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "offen" and "offenem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "offen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offenem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offen" and "offenem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offenem vs Offense". 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 #1,934,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.