angepasstvsangepasstenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,676
“angepasst” frequency rank
#31,423
“angepassten” frequency rank
36099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angepasst angepassten
Definition (von Personen) häufig : sich aus opportunistischen Gründen mit etwas arrangiert / abgefunden habend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angepasst

Where the eye mixes angepasst and angepassten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angepasst runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against angepassten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angepasst
11 ch
angepassten

Look-alike desk: angepasst vs angepassten

A purely visual mix-up. angepasst ([ˈanɡəˌpast]) and angepassten ([ˈanɡəˌpastn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “angepasst” sits inside “angepassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36099, 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]. angepassten is at rank #31,423, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌpastn̩].

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 36099, this pair ranks #1,623,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angepasst vs angepassten

Shared letters: aegnpst. Private to "angepasst": -. Private to "angepassten": -.

"angepasst" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "angepassten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angepasst ← agnepasst · anegpasst · angeapsst · angepasstt · angepast · angepasts · angepaßt · angeppasst
  • angepassten ← agnepassten · anegpassten · angeapssten · angepassetn · angepasstenn · angepasstne · angepasstten · angepasten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angepasst" and "angepassten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌpast] versus [ˈanɡəˌpastn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angepasst" vs "angepassten" - which ranks higher?
"angepasst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,676 in our German list, against #31,423 for "angepassten". 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 "angepasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angepassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,623,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angepasst" and "angepassten" 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 #1,623,937 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