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.
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?
Frequency check: "angebracht" vs "angebrachten" - which ranks higher?
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.