AngeklagtenvsAngeklagterWhich spelling fits?

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“Angeklagten” and “Angeklagter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,567
“Angeklagten” frequency rank
#35,051
“Angeklagter” frequency rank
42618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Angeklagten Angeklagter
Definition 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 eine Person, gegen die die Eröffnung des Hauptverfahrens beschlossen ist (§ 157 StPO)

Where the eye mixes Angeklagten and Angeklagter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Angeklagten and Angeklagter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Angeklagten
11 ch
Angeklagter

Visual trap between Angeklagten and Angeklagter

A purely visual mix-up. Angeklagten ([ˈanɡəˌklaːktn̩]) and Angeklagter ([ˈanɡəˌklaːktɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Angeklagten” becomes r in “Angeklagter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Angeklagten is recorded at frequency rank #7,567, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklaːktn̩]. Angeklagter is at rank #35,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklaːktɐ].

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 42618, this pair ranks #1,443,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Angeklagten vs Angeklagter

Shared letters: aegklnt. Private to "Angeklagten": -. Private to "Angeklagter": r.

"Angeklagten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Angeklagter" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Angeklagten ← agneklagten · anegklagten · angekalgten · angekklagten · angeklagetn · angeklaggten · angeklagtenn · angeklagtne
  • Angeklagter ← agneklagter · anegklagter · angekalgter · angekklagter · angeklagetr · angeklaggter · angeklagterr · angeklagtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Angeklagten" for "Angeklagter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌklaːktn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌklaːktɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Angeklagten" or "Angeklagter"?
"Angeklagten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,567 in our German list, against #35,051 for "Angeklagter". 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 "Angeklagten" and "Angeklagter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Angeklagten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Angeklagter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,443,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Angeklagten" and "Angeklagter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angeklagte 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 #1,443,789 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