Which to use
“Angeklagte” is a noun and “angelegte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,607
- “Angeklagte” frequency rank
- #13,539
- “angelegte” frequency rank
- 24146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angeklagte | angelegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, gegen die die Eröffnung des Hauptverfahrens beschlossen ist (§ 157 StPO) | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt |
Where the eye mixes Angeklagte and angelegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Angeklagte runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against angelegte's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Angeklagte and angelegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Angeklagte is [ˈanɡəˌklaːktə] while angelegte is [ˈanɡəˌleːktə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Angeklagte is recorded at frequency rank #10,607, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklaːktə]. angelegte is at rank #13,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːktə].
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 24146, this pair ranks #1,851,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angeklagte vs angelegte
Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "Angeklagte": k. Private to "angelegte": -.
"Angeklagte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "angelegte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Angeklagte ← agneklagte · anegklagte · angekalgte · angekklagte · angeklaget · angeklaggte · angeklagtte · angeklatge
- angelegte ← agnelegte · aneglegte · angeelgte · angeleget · angeleggte · angelegtte · angeletge · angelgete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Angeklagte" for "angelegte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Angeklagte" vs "angelegte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angeklagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angelegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angeklagte" and "angelegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angelegte vs angeleitet". 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 #1,851,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.