AnbindungvsAnbringungWhich spelling fits?

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“Anbindung” and “Anbringung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,672
“Anbindung” frequency rank
#36,171
“Anbringung” frequency rank
45843
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anbindung Anbringung
Definition Befestigung von Tieren oder beweglichen Teilen mit Ketten, Stricken usw. Anbringen [3] von etwas

Where the eye mixes Anbindung and Anbringung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Anbindung runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against Anbringung's 10 (VCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Anbindung
10 ch
Anbringung

Why the eye confuses Anbindung with Anbringung

A purely visual mix-up. Anbindung ([ˈanˌbɪndʊŋ]) and Anbringung ([ˈanˌbʁɪŋʊŋ]) 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 45843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anbindung is recorded at frequency rank #9,672, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌbɪndʊŋ]. Anbringung is at rank #36,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌbʁɪŋʊŋ].

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 45843, this pair ranks #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anbindung vs Anbringung

Shared letters: abginu. Private to "Anbindung": d. Private to "Anbringung": r.

"Anbindung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC  ·  "Anbringung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anbindung ← abnindung · anbbindung · anbidnung · anbinddung · anbindnug · anbindugn · anbindungg · anbindunng
  • Anbringung ← abnringung · anbbringung · anbirngung · anbrignung · anbringgung · anbringnug · anbringugn · anbringungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Anbindung" for "Anbringung" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌbɪndʊŋ] versus [ˈanˌbʁɪŋʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anbindung" vs "Anbringung" - which ranks higher?
"Anbindung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,672 in our German list, against #36,171 for "Anbringung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Anbindung" and "Anbringung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anbindung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anbringung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anbindung" and "Anbringung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anbringen vs Anbringung". 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 #1,339,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list