Which to use
“offenen” and “offenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,213
- “offenen” frequency rank
- #9,957
- “offenes” frequency rank
- 12170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offenen | offenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs offen |
Where the eye mixes offenen and offenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between offenen and offenes
A purely visual mix-up. offenen ([ˈɔfənən]) and offenes ([ˈɔfənəs]) 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 - n in “offenen” becomes s in “offenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offenen is recorded at frequency rank #2,213, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənən]. offenes is at rank #9,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənəs].
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 12170, this pair ranks #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offenen vs offenes
Shared letters: efno. Private to "offenen": -. Private to "offenes": s.
"offenen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "offenes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offenen" for "offenes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "offenen" vs "offenes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "offenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offenen" and "offenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offenes 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 #1,965,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.