angelegtesvsangeleitetWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: angelegtes is a adjective, angeleitet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angelegtes” is an adjective and “angeleitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,465
“angelegtes” frequency rank
#47,203
“angeleitet” frequency rank
93668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angelegtes angeleitet
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angelegt Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anleiten

Where the eye mixes angelegtes and angeleitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angelegtes (VCCVCVCCVC) and angeleitet (VCCVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
angelegtes
10 ch
angeleitet

Why the eye confuses angelegtes with angeleitet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angelegtes is [ˈanɡəˌleːktəs] while angeleitet is [ˈanɡəˌlaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angelegtes is recorded at frequency rank #46,465, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːktəs]. angeleitet is at rank #47,203, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌlaɪ̯tət].

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 93668, this pair ranks #21,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of angelegtes vs angeleitet

Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "angelegtes": s. Private to "angeleitet": i.

"angelegtes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "angeleitet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angelegtes ← agnelegtes · aneglegtes · angeelgtes · angelegets · angeleggtes · angelegtess · angelegtse · angelegttes
  • angeleitet ← agneleitet · anegleitet · angeelitet · angeleiett · angeleitett · angeleitte · angeleittet · angeletiet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angelegtes" and "angeleitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angelegtes" is an adjective and "angeleitet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angelegtes" or "angeleitet"?
"angelegtes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,465 in our German list, against #47,203 for "angeleitet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angelegtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angeleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angelegtes" and "angeleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeleitete 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 #21,343 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