angelegtvsaufgelegtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,503
“angelegt” frequency rank
#9,850
“aufgelegt” frequency rank
13353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angelegt aufgelegt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anlegen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auflegen

Where the eye mixes angelegt and aufgelegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angelegt runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against aufgelegt's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
angelegt
9 ch
aufgelegt

Visual trap between angelegt and aufgelegt

A purely visual mix-up. angelegt ([ˈanɡəˌleːkt]) and aufgelegt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌleːkt]) 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 13353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angelegt is recorded at frequency rank #3,503, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːkt]. aufgelegt is at rank #9,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌleːkt].

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 13353, this pair ranks #1,958,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angelegt vs aufgelegt

Shared letters: aeglt. Private to "angelegt": n. Private to "aufgelegt": fu.

"angelegt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "aufgelegt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angelegtagnelegt · aneglegt · angeelgt · angeleggt · angelegtt · angeletg · angelget · angellegt
  • aufgelegtafugelegt · aufeglegt · auffgelegt · aufgeelgt · aufgeleggt · aufgelegtt · aufgeletg · aufgelget

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angelegt" and "aufgelegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌleːkt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌleːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angelegt" or "aufgelegt"?
"angelegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,503 in our German list, against #9,850 for "aufgelegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "angelegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgelegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angelegt" and "aufgelegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgelegt vs aufgelegten". 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 #1,958,525 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