Which to use
“angepasst” and “angepasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,676
- “angepasst” frequency rank
- #24,236
- “angepasste” frequency rank
- 28912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angepasst | angepasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (von Personen) häufig : sich aus opportunistischen Gründen mit etwas arrangiert / abgefunden habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angepasst |
Where the eye mixes angepasst and angepasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angepasst runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against angepasste's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angepasst vs angepasste
A purely visual mix-up. angepasst ([ˈanɡəˌpast]) and angepasste ([ˈanɡəˌpastə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “angepasst” sits inside “angepasste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angepasst is recorded at frequency rank #4,676, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌpast]. angepasste is at rank #24,236, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌpastə].
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 28912, this pair ranks #1,776,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angepasst vs angepasste
Shared letters: aegnpst. Private to "angepasst": -. Private to "angepasste": -.
"angepasst" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angepasste" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angepasst ← agnepasst · anegpasst · angeapsst · angepasstt · angepast · angepasts · angepaßt · angeppasst
- angepasste ← agnepasste · anegpasste · angeapsste · angepasset · angepasstte · angepaste · angepastse · angepaßte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angepasst" for "angepasste" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angepasst" and "angepasste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angepasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angepasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angepasst" and "angepasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angepasste vs angepassten". 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 #1,776,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.