Which to use
“angelegten” and “angelegtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,587
- “angelegten” frequency rank
- #46,465
- “angelegtes” frequency rank
- 58052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angelegten | angelegtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt |
Where the eye mixes angelegten and angelegtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angelegten and angelegtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between angelegten and angelegtes
A purely visual mix-up. angelegten ([ˈanɡəˌleːktn̩]) and angelegtes ([ˈanɡəˌleːktəs]) 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 “angelegten” becomes s in “angelegtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angelegten is recorded at frequency rank #11,587, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːktn̩]. angelegtes is at rank #46,465, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːktəs].
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 58052, this pair ranks #877,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angelegten vs angelegtes
Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "angelegten": -. Private to "angelegtes": s.
"angelegten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angelegtes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angelegten ← agnelegten · aneglegten · angeelgten · angelegetn · angeleggten · angelegtenn · angelegtne · angelegtten
- angelegtes ← agnelegtes · aneglegtes · angeelgtes · angelegets · angeleggtes · angelegtess · angelegtse · angelegttes
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "angelegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angelegtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #877,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angelegten" and "angelegtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angelegtes 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 #877,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.