Which to use
“warmem” and “warmes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,455
- “warmem” frequency rank
- #12,203
- “warmes” frequency rank
- 46658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warmem | warmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs warm |
Where the eye mixes warmem and warmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. warmem and warmes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: warmem vs warmes
A purely visual mix-up. warmem ([ˈvaʁməm]) and warmes ([ˈvaʁməs]) 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 - m in “warmem” becomes s in “warmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warmem is recorded at frequency rank #34,455, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaʁməm]. warmes is at rank #12,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaʁməs].
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 46658, this pair ranks #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of warmem vs warmes
Shared letters: aemrw. Private to "warmem": -. Private to "warmes": s.
"warmem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "warmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "warmem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "warmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warmem" and "warmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "warmem vs Warzen". 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 #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.