angemeldetvsanmeldetTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,450
“angemeldet” frequency rank
#46,469
“anmeldet” frequency rank
51919
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angemeldet anmeldet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmelden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anmelden

Where the eye mixes angemeldet and anmeldet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angemeldet runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against anmeldet's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angemeldet
8 ch
anmeldet

Why the eye confuses angemeldet with anmeldet

A purely visual mix-up. angemeldet ([ˈanɡəˌmɛldət]) and anmeldet ([ˈanˌmɛldət]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51919, 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]. anmeldet is at rank #46,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌmɛldət].

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 51919, this pair ranks #1,116,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angemeldet vs anmeldet

Shared letters: adelmnt. Private to "angemeldet": g. Private to "anmeldet": -.

"angemeldet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "anmeldet" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angemeldet ← agnemeldet · anegmeldet · angeemldet · angemedlet · angemelddet · angemeldett · angemeldte · angemeledt
  • anmeldet ← amneldet · anemldet · anmedlet · anmelddet · anmeldett · anmeldte · anmeledt · anmelldet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angemeldet" and "anmeldet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌmɛldət] versus [ˈanˌmɛldət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angemeldet" or "anmeldet"?
"angemeldet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,450 in our German list, against #46,469 for "anmeldet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "angemeldet" and "anmeldet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angemeldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anmeldet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,116,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angemeldet" and "anmeldet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abmelden vs anmeldet". 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 #1,116,960 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