Which to use
“Teilnahmen” is a noun and “teilnehmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,731
- “Teilnahmen” frequency rank
- #3,853
- “teilnehmen” frequency rank
- 23584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teilnahmen | teilnehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Teilnahme | dabei sein, beiwohnen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Teilnahmen and teilnehmen apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Teilnahmen and teilnehmen form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - a in “Teilnahmen” becomes e in “teilnehmen” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teilnahmen is recorded at frequency rank #19,731, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lˌnaːmən]. teilnehmen is at rank #3,853, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lˌneːmən].
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 23584, this pair ranks #1,859,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Teilnahmen vs teilnehmen
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