Which to use
“willkommen” and “willkommene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,311
- “willkommen” frequency rank
- #24,576
- “willkommene” frequency rank
- 25887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | willkommen | willkommene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erwünscht, gern gesehen, angenehm | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs willkommen |
Where the eye mixes willkommen and willkommene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. willkommen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against willkommene's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: willkommen vs willkommene
A purely visual mix-up. willkommen ([vɪlˈkɔmən]) and willkommene ([vɪlˈkɔmənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “willkommen” sits inside “willkommene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
willkommen is recorded at frequency rank #1,311, classified as anadj, pronounced [vɪlˈkɔmən]. willkommene is at rank #24,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced [vɪlˈkɔmənə].
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 25887, this pair ranks #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of willkommen vs willkommene
Shared letters: eiklmnow. Private to "willkommen": -. Private to "willkommene": -.
"willkommen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "willkommene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- willkommen ← iwllkommen · wilklommen · wilkommen · willkkommen · willkmomen · willkomemn · willkomen · willkommenn
- willkommene ← iwllkommene · wilklommene · wilkommene · willkkommene · willkmomene · willkomemne · willkomene · willkommeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "willkommen" for "willkommene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "willkommen" vs "willkommene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "willkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "willkommene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,826,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.