angebrachtvsangebrachtenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,352
“angebracht” frequency rank
#26,746
“angebrachten” frequency rank
30098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angebracht angebrachten
Definition in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang richtig sein, für einen bestimmten Fall genau passend sein, einer bestimmten Situation angemessen sein Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angebracht

Where the eye mixes angebracht and angebrachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angebracht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against angebrachten's 12 (VCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angebracht
12 ch
angebrachten

Visual trap between angebracht and angebrachten

A purely visual mix-up. angebracht ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt]) and angebrachten ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “angebracht” sits inside “angebrachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30098, 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]. angebrachten is at rank #26,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtn̩].

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 30098, this pair ranks #1,754,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angebracht vs angebrachten

Shared letters: abceghnrt. Private to "angebracht": -. Private to "angebrachten": -.

"angebracht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC  ·  "angebrachten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angebracht ← agnebracht · anegbracht · angberacht · angebarcht · angebbracht · angebraccht · angebrachht · angebrachtt
  • angebrachten ← agnebrachten · anegbrachten · angberachten · angebarchten · angebbrachten · angebracchten · angebrachetn · angebrachhten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angebracht" and "angebrachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt] versus [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angebracht" vs "angebrachten" - which ranks higher?
"angebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,352 in our German list, against #26,746 for "angebrachten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angebrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,754,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angebracht" and "angebrachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angebrachten vs aufgebrachten". 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 #1,754,469 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