Which to use
“offen” and “offenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #888
- “offen” frequency rank
- #2,213
- “offenen” frequency rank
- 3101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offen | offenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offen and offenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offen with offenen
A purely visual mix-up. offen ([ˈɔfn̩]) and offenen ([ˈɔfənən]) 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 “offenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offen is recorded at frequency rank #888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfn̩]. offenen is at rank #2,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənən].
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 3101, this pair ranks #2,000,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offen vs offenen
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offen": -. Private to "offenen": -.
"offen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "offenen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offen" and "offenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "offen" or "offenen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "offen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offen" and "offenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Oasen vs offen". 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 #2,000,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.