angemeldetvsangemeldeteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: angemeldet is a verb, angemeldete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#5,450
“angemeldet” frequency rank
#37,956
“angemeldete” frequency rank
43406
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angemeldet angemeldete
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmelden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angemeldet

Where the eye mixes angemeldet and angemeldete

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

10 ch
angemeldet
11 ch
angemeldete

Visual trap between angemeldet and angemeldete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angemeldet is [ˈanɡəˌmɛldət] while angemeldete is [ˈanɡəˌmɛldətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “angemeldet” sits inside “angemeldete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angemeldet is recorded at frequency rank #5,450, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmɛldət]. angemeldete is at rank #37,956, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmɛldətə].

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 43406, this pair ranks #1,419,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angemeldet vs angemeldete

Shared letters: adeglmnt. Private to "angemeldet": -. Private to "angemeldete": -.

"angemeldet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "angemeldete" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angemeldet ← agnemeldet · anegmeldet · angeemldet · angemedlet · angemelddet · angemeldett · angemeldte · angemeledt
  • angemeldete ← agnemeldete · anegmeldete · angeemldete · angemedlete · angemelddete · angemeldeet · angemeldette · angemeldtee

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angemeldet" for "angemeldete" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angemeldet" is a verb and "angemeldete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angemeldet" or "angemeldete"?
"angemeldet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,450 in our German list, against #37,956 for "angemeldete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angemeldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angemeldete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,419,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angemeldet" and "angemeldete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgemeldet vs angemeldete". 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 #1,419,148 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