Which to use
“ändern” is a verb and “anger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,026
- “ändern” frequency rank
- #27,185
- “anger” frequency rank
- 28211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ändern | anger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anders machen | Ärger |
Where the eye mixes ändern and anger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ändern runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against anger's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ändern vs anger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ändern is [ˈɛndɐn] while anger is [ˈæŋɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ändern is recorded at frequency rank #1,026, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndɐn]. anger is at rank #27,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈæŋɡə].
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 28211, this pair ranks #1,788,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ändern vs anger
Shared letters: enr. Private to "ändern": dä. Private to "anger": ag.
"ändern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "anger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anger ← agner · anegr · angerr · angger · angre · annger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ändern" for "anger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ändern" vs "anger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ändern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,788,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ändern" and "anger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anger vs angle". 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 #1,788,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.