Which to use
“anerkannt” is an adjective and “anerkennt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,093
- “anerkannt” frequency rank
- #24,233
- “anerkennt” frequency rank
- 28326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anerkannt | anerkennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Bezug auf eine oder mehrere Personen: wegen besonderer Fähigkeiten oder besonderer Qualitäten allgemein geschätzt sein, hoch angesehen sein, ein hohes Renommee habend, einen exzellenten Ruf habend | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anerkennen |
Where the eye mixes anerkannt and anerkennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. anerkannt and anerkennt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses anerkannt with anerkennt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anerkannt is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkant] while anerkennt is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “anerkannt” becomes e in “anerkennt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anerkannt is recorded at frequency rank #4,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkant]. anerkennt is at rank #24,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnt].
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 28326, this pair ranks #1,786,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anerkannt vs anerkennt
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "anerkannt": -. Private to "anerkennt": -.
"anerkannt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "anerkennt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anerkannt" and "anerkennt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "anerkannt" vs "anerkennt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anerkannt" and "anerkennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aberkannt vs anerkennt". 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 #1,786,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.