PrämissevsPrämissenWhich spelling fits?

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“Prämisse” and “Prämissen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,272
“Prämisse” frequency rank
#44,152
“Prämissen” frequency rank
69424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Prämisse Prämissen
Definition Annahme, Voraussetzung (eines Schlusses) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Prämisse

Where the eye mixes Prämisse and Prämissen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Prämisse
9 ch
Prämissen

Look-alike desk: Prämisse vs Prämissen

A purely visual mix-up. Prämisse ([pʁɛˈmɪsə]) and Prämissen ([pʁɛˈmɪsn̩]) 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) - “Prämisse” sits inside “Prämissen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Prämisse is recorded at frequency rank #25,272, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʁɛˈmɪsə]. Prämissen is at rank #44,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁɛˈmɪsn̩].

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 69424, this pair ranks #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Prämisse vs Prämissen

Shared letters: eimprsä. Private to "Prämisse": -. Private to "Prämissen": n.

"Prämisse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "Prämissen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Prämisse" and "Prämissen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pʁɛˈmɪsə] versus [pʁɛˈmɪsn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Prämisse" or "Prämissen"?
"Prämisse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,272 in our German list, against #44,152 for "Prämissen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Prämisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Prämissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Prämisse" and "Prämissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Prämissen vs präzisen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #477,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list