Which to use
“ändert” and “anlegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,527
- “ändert” frequency rank
- #25,886
- “anlegt” frequency rank
- 28413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ändert | anlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ändern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlegen |
Where the eye mixes ändert and anlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ändert and anlegt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ändert with anlegt
A purely visual mix-up. ändert ([ˈɛndɐt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ändert is recorded at frequency rank #2,527, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndɐt]. 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 28413, this pair ranks #1,785,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ändert vs anlegt
Shared letters: ent. Private to "ändert": drä. Private to "anlegt": agl.
"ändert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "anlegt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anlegt ← alnegt · anelgt · anleggt · anlegtt · anletg · anlget · anllegt · annlegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ändert" and "anlegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ändert" or "anlegt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ändert" 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 #1,785,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ändert" and "anlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablegt vs anlegt". 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 #1,785,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.