Which to use
“angebrachte” and “angebrachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,436
- “angebrachte” frequency rank
- #26,746
- “angebrachten” frequency rank
- 57182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angebrachte | angebrachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angebracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angebracht |
Where the eye mixes angebrachte and angebrachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. angebrachte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCCV) against angebrachten's 12 (VCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angebrachte and angebrachten
A purely visual mix-up. angebrachte ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angebrachte” sits inside “angebrachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angebrachte is recorded at frequency rank #30,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxtə]. 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 57182, this pair ranks #911,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angebrachte vs angebrachten
Shared letters: abceghnrt. Private to "angebrachte": -. Private to "angebrachten": -.
"angebrachte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV · "angebrachten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angebrachte ← agnebrachte · anegbrachte · angberachte · angebarchte · angebbrachte · angebracchte · angebrachet · angebrachhte
- angebrachten ← agnebrachten · anegbrachten · angberachten · angebarchten · angebbrachten · angebracchten · angebrachetn · angebrachhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angebrachte" for "angebrachten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angebrachte" vs "angebrachten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angebrachte" 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 #911,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angebrachte" 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 #911,304 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.