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

#30,338
“unangenehmer” frequency rank
#36,678
“unangenehmes” frequency rank
67016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature unangenehmer unangenehmes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unangenehm

Where the eye mixes unangenehmer and unangenehmes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. unangenehmer 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
unangenehmer
12 ch
unangenehmes

Look-alike desk: unangenehmer vs unangenehmes

A purely visual mix-up. unangenehmer ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmɐ]) 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 - r in “unangenehmer” becomes s in “unangenehmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unangenehmer is recorded at frequency rank #30,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmɐ]. 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 67016, this pair ranks #554,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of unangenehmer vs unangenehmes

Shared letters: aeghmnu. Private to "unangenehmer": r. Private to "unangenehmes": s.

"unangenehmer" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "unangenehmes" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unangenehmer ← nuangenehmer · uanngenehmer · unagnenehmer · unanegnehmer · unangeenhmer · unangenehemr · unangenehhmer · unangenehmerr
  • unangenehmes ← nuangenehmes · uanngenehmes · unagnenehmes · unanegnehmes · unangeenhmes · unangenehems · unangenehhmes · unangenehmess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "unangenehmer" and "unangenehmes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːmɐ] versus [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːməs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "unangenehmer" vs "unangenehmes" - which ranks higher?
"unangenehmer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,338 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "unangenehmer" 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 #554,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "unangenehmer" and "unangenehmes" 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 #554,003 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