Which to use
“angebracht” and “angebrachte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,352
- “angebracht” frequency rank
- #30,436
- “angebrachte” frequency rank
- 33788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angebracht | angebrachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang richtig sein, für einen bestimmten Fall genau passend sein, einer bestimmten Situation angemessen sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angebracht |
Where the eye mixes angebracht and angebrachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angebracht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against angebrachte's 11 (VCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angebracht with angebrachte
A purely visual mix-up. angebracht ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt]) and angebrachte ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angebracht” sits inside “angebrachte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angebracht is recorded at frequency rank #3,352, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt]. angebrachte is at rank #30,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtə].
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 33788, this pair ranks #1,678,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angebracht vs angebrachte
Shared letters: abceghnrt. Private to "angebracht": -. Private to "angebrachte": -.
"angebracht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "angebrachte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angebracht ← agnebracht · anegbracht · angberacht · angebarcht · angebbracht · angebraccht · angebrachht · angebrachtt
- angebrachte ← agnebrachte · anegbrachte · angberachte · angebarchte · angebbrachte · angebracchte · angebrachet · angebrachhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angebracht" and "angebrachte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angebracht" or "angebrachte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angebracht" and "angebrachte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angebrachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,678,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angebracht" and "angebrachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angebrachte vs angebrachten". 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 #1,678,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.