angemachtvsangepacktTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,801
“angemacht” frequency rank
#48,700
“angepackt” frequency rank
67501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angemacht angepackt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmachen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anpacken

Where the eye mixes angemacht and angepackt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
angemacht
9 ch
angepackt

Why the eye confuses angemacht with angepackt

A purely visual mix-up. angemacht ([ˈanɡəˌmaxt]) and angepackt ([ˈanɡəˌpakt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angemacht is recorded at frequency rank #18,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmaxt]. angepackt is at rank #48,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌpakt].

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 67501, this pair ranks #538,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angemacht vs angepackt

Shared letters: acegnt. Private to "angemacht": hm. Private to "angepackt": kp.

"angemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "angepackt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angemachtagnemacht · anegmacht · angeamcht · angemaccht · angemachht · angemachtt · angemacth · angemahct
  • angepacktagnepackt · anegpackt · angeapckt · angepacckt · angepackkt · angepacktt · angepactk · angepakct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angemacht" and "angepackt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌmaxt] versus [ˈanɡəˌpakt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angemacht" vs "angepackt" - which ranks higher?
"angemacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,801 in our German list, against #48,700 for "angepackt". 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 "angemacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angepackt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #538,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angemacht" and "angepackt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angelockt vs angepackt". 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 #538,180 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