angeklicktvsangelocktWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,411
“angeklickt” frequency rank
#39,202
“angelockt” frequency rank
71613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeklickt angelockt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anklicken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anlocken

Where the eye mixes angeklickt and angelockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeklickt runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against angelockt's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angeklickt
9 ch
angelockt

Visual trap between angeklickt and angelockt

A purely visual mix-up. angeklickt ([ˈanɡəˌklɪkt]) and angelockt ([ˈanɡəˌlɔkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeklickt is recorded at frequency rank #32,411, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌklɪkt]. angelockt is at rank #39,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌlɔkt].

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 71613, this pair ranks #411,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of angeklickt vs angelockt

Shared letters: acegklnt. Private to "angeklickt": i. Private to "angelockt": o.

"angeklickt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC  ·  "angelockt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeklickt ← agneklickt · anegklickt · angekilckt · angekklickt · angeklcikt · angeklicckt · angeklickkt · angeklicktt
  • angelockt ← agnelockt · aneglockt · angelcokt · angellockt · angelocckt · angelockkt · angelocktt · angeloctk

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angeklickt" for "angelockt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌklɪkt] versus [ˈanɡəˌlɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angeklickt" vs "angelockt" - which ranks higher?
"angeklickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,411 in our German list, against #39,202 for "angelockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeklickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angelockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #411,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeklickt" and "angelockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angelockt vs angepackt". 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 #411,808 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