Which to use
“offenem” and “offenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,707
- “offenem” frequency rank
- #2,213
- “offenen” frequency rank
- 17920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offenem | offenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs offen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offenem and offenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offenem with offenen
A purely visual mix-up. offenem ([ˈɔfənəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “offenem” becomes n in “offenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offenem is recorded at frequency rank #15,707, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənəm]. 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 17920, this pair ranks #1,923,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offenem vs offenen
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offenem": m. Private to "offenen": -.
"offenem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "offenen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offenem" and "offenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "offenem" vs "offenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "offenem" 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 #1,923,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offenem" and "offenen" 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 #1,923,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.