ändertvsanregtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#2,527
“ändert” frequency rank
#41,023
“anregt” frequency rank
43550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ändert anregt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ändern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anregen

Where the eye mixes ändert and anregt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ändert and anregt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
ändert
6 ch
anregt

Look-alike desk: ändert vs anregt

A purely visual mix-up. ändert ([ˈɛndɐt]) and anregt ([ˈanˌʁeːkt]) 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 43550, 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]. anregt is at rank #41,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʁeːkt].

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 43550, this pair ranks #1,414,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ändert vs anregt

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "ändert": . Private to "anregt": ag.

"ändert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "anregt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anregtanergt · annregt · anreggt · anregtt · anretg · anrget · anrregt · arnegt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ändert" and "anregt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɛndɐt] versus [ˈanˌʁeːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ändert" or "anregt" show up more?
"ändert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,527 in our German list, against #41,023 for "anregt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ändert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anregt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,414,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ändert" and "anregt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablegt vs anregt". 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 #1,414,583 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