Which to use
“unangenehm” and “unangenehme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,776
- “unangenehm” frequency rank
- #12,611
- “unangenehme” frequency rank
- 18387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unangenehm | unangenehme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm |
Where the eye mixes unangenehm and unangenehme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unangenehm runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCC) against unangenehme's 11 (VCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unangenehm and unangenehme
A purely visual mix-up. unangenehm ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]) and unangenehme ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmə]) 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) - “unangenehm” sits inside “unangenehme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unangenehm is recorded at frequency rank #5,776, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]. unangenehme is at rank #12,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmə].
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 18387, this pair ranks #1,918,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unangenehm vs unangenehme
Shared letters: aeghmnu. Private to "unangenehm": -. Private to "unangenehme": -.
"unangenehm" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCC · "unangenehme" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unangenehm ← nuangenehm · uanngenehm · unagnenehm · unanegnehm · unangeenhm · unangenehhm · unangenehmm · unangenemh
- unangenehme ← nuangenehme · uanngenehme · unagnenehme · unanegnehme · unangeenhme · unangenehem · unangenehhme · unangenehmme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unangenehm" and "unangenehme" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "unangenehm" or "unangenehme"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unangenehm" and "unangenehme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unangenehm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unangenehme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unangenehm" and "unangenehme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unangenehme vs unangenehmes". 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 #1,918,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.