Which to use
“angefügt” and “angelegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,618
- “angefügt” frequency rank
- #3,503
- “angelegt” frequency rank
- 39121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angefügt | angelegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfügen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anlegen |
Where the eye mixes angefügt and angelegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angefügt and angelegt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses angefügt with angelegt
A purely visual mix-up. angefügt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːkt]) and angelegt ([ˈanɡəˌleːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angefügt is recorded at frequency rank #35,618, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːkt]. angelegt is at rank #3,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːkt].
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 39121, this pair ranks #1,545,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angefügt vs angelegt
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "angefügt": fü. Private to "angelegt": l.
"angefügt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angelegt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angelegt ← agnelegt · aneglegt · angeelgt · angeleggt · angelegtt · angeletg · angelget · angellegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angefügt" and "angelegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "angefügt" or "angelegt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angelegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,545,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angefügt" and "angelegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefügt vs angefühlt". 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 #1,545,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.