Which to use
“abhängige” and “anhängig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,897
- “abhängige” frequency rank
- #37,356
- “anhängig” frequency rank
- 68253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abhängige | anhängig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abhängig | Eigenschaft eines Vorgangs nach Befassung einer für den Vorgang entscheidenden Stelle. Bei der Stelle handelt es sich in der Regel um ein Gericht oder eine Behörde gelegentlich jedoch auch um zivile Einrichtungen oder Personen. |
Where the eye mixes abhängige and anhängig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abhängige runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against anhängig's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abhängige and anhängig
A purely visual mix-up. abhängige ([ˈapˌhɛŋɪɡə]) and anhängig ([ˈanhɛŋɪç]) 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 68253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abhängige is recorded at frequency rank #30,897, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌhɛŋɪɡə]. anhängig is at rank #37,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanhɛŋɪç].
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 68253, this pair ranks #513,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abhängige vs anhängig
Shared letters: aghinä. Private to "abhängige": be. Private to "anhängig": -.
"abhängige" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "anhängig" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abhängige" for "anhängig" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abhängige" or "anhängig" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abhängige" and "anhängig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abhängige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anhängig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #513,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abhängige" and "anhängig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anhänge vs anhängig". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #513,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.