Which to use
“offenem” and “offener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,707
- “offenem” frequency rank
- #5,289
- “offener” frequency rank
- 20996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offenem | offener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs offen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offenem and offener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offenem with offener
A purely visual mix-up. offenem ([ˈɔfənəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “offenem” becomes r in “offener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20996, 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]. 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 20996, this pair ranks #1,891,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offenem vs offener
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offenem": m. Private to "offener": r.
"offenem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "offener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offenem" and "offener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "offenem" or "offener"?
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 "offenem" 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 #1,891,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offenem" and "offener" 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 #1,891,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.