angeklagtvsAngeklagtenConfusable pair

Quick tell: angeklagt is a verb, Angeklagten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angeklagt” is a verb and “Angeklagten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,317
“angeklagt” frequency rank
#7,567
“Angeklagten” frequency rank
16884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeklagt Angeklagten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anklagen Formen des Substantivs Angeklagter (m): :*Starke Flexion: :**Genitiv Singular, Akkusativ Singular :**Dativ Plural :*Schwache Flexion: :**Genitiv Singular, Dativ Singular, Akkusativ Singular :**Alle Kasi Plural :*Gemischte Flexion: :**Genitiv Singular, Dativ Singular, Akkusativ Singular :**Alle Kasi Plural

Where the eye mixes angeklagt and Angeklagten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeklagt runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against Angeklagten's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angeklagt
11 ch
Angeklagten

Visual trap between angeklagt and Angeklagten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeklagt is [ˈanɡəˌklaːkt] while Angeklagten is [ˈanɡəˌklaːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “angeklagt” sits inside “Angeklagten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeklagt is recorded at frequency rank #9,317, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklaːkt]. Angeklagten is at rank #7,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklaːktn̩].

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 16884, this pair ranks #1,932,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeklagt vs Angeklagten

Shared letters: aegklnt. Private to "angeklagt": -. Private to "Angeklagten": -.

"angeklagt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC  ·  "Angeklagten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeklagt ← agneklagt · anegklagt · angekalgt · angekklagt · angeklaggt · angeklagtt · angeklatg · angeklgat
  • Angeklagten ← agneklagten · anegklagten · angekalgten · angekklagten · angeklagetn · angeklaggten · angeklagtenn · angeklagtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeklagt" and "Angeklagten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angeklagt" is a verb and "Angeklagten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "angeklagt" or "Angeklagten" show up more?
"Angeklagten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,567 in our German list, against #9,317 for "angeklagt". 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 "angeklagt" and "Angeklagten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeklagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Angeklagten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,932,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeklagt" and "Angeklagten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeklagt vs Angeklagter". 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 #1,932,200 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