Which to use
“unangenehm” and “unangenehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,776
- “unangenehm” frequency rank
- #17,436
- “unangenehmen” frequency rank
- 23212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unangenehm | unangenehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm |
Where the eye mixes unangenehm and unangenehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unangenehm runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCC) against unangenehmen's 12 (VCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unangenehm and unangenehmen
A purely visual mix-up. unangenehm ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]) and unangenehmen ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “unangenehm” sits inside “unangenehmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23212, 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]. unangenehmen is at rank #17,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmən].
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 23212, this pair ranks #1,864,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unangenehm vs unangenehmen
Shared letters: aeghmnu. Private to "unangenehm": -. Private to "unangenehmen": -.
"unangenehm" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCC · "unangenehmen" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unangenehm ← nuangenehm · uanngenehm · unagnenehm · unanegnehm · unangeenhm · unangenehhm · unangenehmm · unangenemh
- unangenehmen ← nuangenehmen · uanngenehmen · unagnenehmen · unanegnehmen · unangeenhmen · unangenehemn · unangenehhmen · unangenehmenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unangenehm" and "unangenehmen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "unangenehm" or "unangenehmen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unangenehm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unangenehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,864,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unangenehm" and "unangenehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unangenehmen 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 #1,864,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.