angelegtenvsausgelegtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,587
“angelegten” frequency rank
#43,728
“ausgelegten” frequency rank
55315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angelegten ausgelegten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgelegt

Where the eye mixes angelegten and ausgelegten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angelegten runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against ausgelegten's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angelegten
11 ch
ausgelegten

Visual trap between angelegten and ausgelegten

A purely visual mix-up. angelegten ([ˈanɡəˌleːktn̩]) and ausgelegten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːktn̩]) 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 55315, 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]. ausgelegten is at rank #43,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːktn̩].

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 55315, this pair ranks #984,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angelegten vs ausgelegten

Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "angelegten": -. Private to "ausgelegten": su.

"angelegten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "ausgelegten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angelegten ← agnelegten · aneglegten · angeelgten · angelegetn · angeleggten · angelegtenn · angelegtne · angelegtten
  • ausgelegten ← asugelegten · augselegten · auseglegten · ausgeelgten · ausgelegetn · ausgeleggten · ausgelegtenn · ausgelegtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angelegten" for "ausgelegten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌleːktn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angelegten" vs "ausgelegten" - which ranks higher?
"angelegten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,587 in our German list, against #43,728 for "ausgelegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ausgelegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #984,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angelegten" and "ausgelegten" 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 #984,371 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