Which to use
“ablegt” and “anlegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,987
- “ablegt” frequency rank
- #25,886
- “anlegt” frequency rank
- 68873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablegt | anlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlegen |
Where the eye mixes ablegt and anlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ablegt and anlegt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ablegt and anlegt
A purely visual mix-up. ablegt ([ˈapˌleːkt]) and anlegt ([ˈanˌleːkt]) 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 - b in “ablegt” becomes n in “anlegt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,987, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːkt]. anlegt is at rank #25,886, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌleːkt].
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 68873, this pair ranks #494,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ablegt vs anlegt
Shared letters: aeglt. Private to "ablegt": b. Private to "anlegt": n.
"ablegt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "anlegt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ablegt" and "anlegt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ablegt" vs "anlegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ablegt" and "anlegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #494,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablegt" and "anlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablegt vs ablenkt". 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 #494,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.