Which to use
“ange” and “Anlage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,513
- “ange” frequency rank
- #1,651
- “Anlage” frequency rank
- 30164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ange | Anlage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Religion: (zumeist mit Flügeln gedachtes) überirdisches Wesen, das als Bote Gottes fungiert | persönliche Veranlagung (geistig, körperlich); Faktoren, die durch Erziehung nicht beeinflussbar sind |
Where the eye mixes ange and Anlage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ange runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Anlage's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ange with Anlage
A purely visual mix-up. ange ([ɑ̃ːʒ]) and Anlage ([ˈanˌlaːɡə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ange is recorded at frequency rank #28,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑ̃ːʒ]. Anlage is at rank #1,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌlaːɡə].
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 30164, this pair ranks #1,753,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ange vs Anlage
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "ange": -. Private to "Anlage": l.
"ange" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Anlage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ange" and "Anlage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ange" or "Anlage" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ange" and "Anlage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ange" and "Anlage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ange vs Atze". 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 #1,753,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.