Which to use
“offene” and “offener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,672
- “offene” frequency rank
- #5,289
- “offener” frequency rank
- 7961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offene | offener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offene and offener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offene with offener
A purely visual mix-up. offene ([ˈɔfənə]) and offener ([ˈɔfənɐ]) 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) - “offene” sits inside “offener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offene is recorded at frequency rank #2,672, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənə]. offener is at rank #5,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənɐ].
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 7961, this pair ranks #1,986,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offene vs offener
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offene": -. Private to "offener": r.
"offene" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "offener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "offene" and "offener" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "offene" or "offener"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "offene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offene" and "offener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offener 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 #1,986,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.