Which to use
“angelegten” and “aufgelegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,587
- “angelegten” frequency rank
- #48,722
- “aufgelegten” frequency rank
- 60309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angelegten | aufgelegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgelegt |
Where the eye mixes angelegten and aufgelegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angelegten runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against aufgelegten's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angelegten vs aufgelegten
A purely visual mix-up. angelegten ([ˈanɡəˌleːktn̩]) and aufgelegten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌleːktn̩]) 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 60309, 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]. aufgelegten is at rank #48,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌleːktn̩].
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 60309, this pair ranks #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angelegten vs aufgelegten
Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "angelegten": -. Private to "aufgelegten": fu.
"angelegten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aufgelegten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angelegten ← agnelegten · aneglegten · angeelgten · angelegetn · angeleggten · angelegtenn · angelegtne · angelegtten
- aufgelegten ← afugelegten · aufeglegten · auffgelegten · aufgeelgten · aufgelegetn · aufgeleggten · aufgelegtenn · aufgelegtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angelegten" for "aufgelegten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angelegten" vs "aufgelegten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angelegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgelegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angelegten" and "aufgelegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgelegten vs ausgelegten". 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 #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.