angebrachtvsangemachtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: angebracht is a adjective, angemacht is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angebracht” is an adjective and “angemacht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,352
“angebracht” frequency rank
#18,801
“angemacht” frequency rank
22153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angebracht angemacht
Definition in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang richtig sein, für einen bestimmten Fall genau passend sein, einer bestimmten Situation angemessen sein Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmachen

Where the eye mixes angebracht and angemacht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angebracht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against angemacht's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angebracht
9 ch
angemacht

Look-alike desk: angebracht vs angemacht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angebracht is [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt] while angemacht is [ˈanɡəˌmaxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22153, 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]. angemacht is at rank #18,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmaxt].

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 22153, this pair ranks #1,877,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angebracht vs angemacht

Shared letters: aceghnt. Private to "angebracht": br. Private to "angemacht": m.

"angebracht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC  ·  "angemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angebracht ← agnebracht · anegbracht · angberacht · angebarcht · angebbracht · angebraccht · angebrachht · angebrachtt
  • angemacht ← agnemacht · anegmacht · angeamcht · angemaccht · angemachht · angemachtt · angemacth · angemahct

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angebracht" and "angemacht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angebracht" is an adjective and "angemacht" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angebracht" or "angemacht"?
"angebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,352 in our German list, against #18,801 for "angemacht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "angebracht" and "angemacht" 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 "angemacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,877,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angebracht" and "angemacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angemacht vs angepackt". 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 #1,877,645 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