unangenehmenvsunangenehmesConfusable pair

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

#17,436
“unangenehmen” frequency rank
#36,678
“unangenehmes” frequency rank
54114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature unangenehmen unangenehmes
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm

Where the eye mixes unangenehmen and unangenehmes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. unangenehmen and unangenehmes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
unangenehmen
12 ch
unangenehmes

Look-alike desk: unangenehmen vs unangenehmes

A purely visual mix-up. unangenehmen ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmən]) and unangenehmes ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːməs]) 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 a single letter - n in “unangenehmen” becomes s in “unangenehmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unangenehmen is recorded at frequency rank #17,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmən]. unangenehmes is at rank #36,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːməs].

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 54114, this pair ranks #1,031,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of unangenehmen vs unangenehmes

Shared letters: aeghmnu. Private to "unangenehmen": -. Private to "unangenehmes": s.

"unangenehmen" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "unangenehmes" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unangenehmen ← nuangenehmen · uanngenehmen · unagnenehmen · unanegnehmen · unangeenhmen · unangenehemn · unangenehhmen · unangenehmenn
  • unangenehmes ← nuangenehmes · uanngenehmes · unagnenehmes · unanegnehmes · unangeenhmes · unangenehems · unangenehhmes · unangenehmess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "unangenehmen" for "unangenehmes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmən] versus [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːməs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "unangenehmen" or "unangenehmes" show up more?
"unangenehmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,436 in our German list, against #36,678 for "unangenehmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "unangenehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unangenehmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,031,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "unangenehmen" and "unangenehmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unangenehmer 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 #1,031,535 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