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“Unternehmen” and “Unternehmers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #372
- “Unternehmen” frequency rank
- #28,439
- “Unternehmers” frequency rank
- 28811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unternehmen | Unternehmers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesellschaft, die in Produktion oder Handel tätig ist oder Dienstleistungen erbringt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unternehmer |
Where the eye mixes Unternehmen and Unternehmers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Unternehmen runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVC) against Unternehmers's 12 (VCCVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Unternehmen vs Unternehmers
A purely visual mix-up. Unternehmen ([ʊntɐˈneːmən]) and Unternehmers ([ʊntɐˈneːmɐs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unternehmen is recorded at frequency rank #372, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʊntɐˈneːmən]. Unternehmers is at rank #28,439, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʊntɐˈneːmɐs].
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 28811, this pair ranks #1,778,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Unternehmen vs Unternehmers
Shared letters: ehmnrtu. Private to "Unternehmen": -. Private to "Unternehmers": s.
"Unternehmen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "Unternehmers" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unternehmen ← nuternehmen · unetrnehmen · unnternehmen · untenrehmen · unterenhmen · unternehemn · unternehhmen · unternehmenn
- Unternehmers ← nuternehmers · unetrnehmers · unnternehmers · untenrehmers · unterenhmers · unternehemrs · unternehhmers · unternehmerrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Unternehmen" and "Unternehmers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Unternehmen" or "Unternehmers" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Unternehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unternehmers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unternehmen" and "Unternehmers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unternehmerin vs Unternehmers". 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 #1,778,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.