Which to use
“omnium” is an adjective and “shame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,940
- “omnium” frequency rank
- #43,491
- “shame” frequency rank
- 93431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omnium | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Plural Maskulinum des Adjektivs omnis | jemanden beschämen |
Letter map: omnium vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set omnium and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. omnium runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - omnium and shame
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: omnium is anadjective and shameaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omnium is recorded at frequency rank #49,940, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. shame is at rank #43,491, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 93431, this pair ranks #22,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omnium vs shame
Shared letters: m. Private to "omnium": inou. Private to "shame": aehs.
"omnium" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "omnium" for "shame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "omnium" vs "shame" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "omnium" and "shame".
- Full dictionary entry for "omnium" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omnium" and "shame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omnium vs puzzles". 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 #22,870 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.