Which to use
“angepasste” and “angepassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,236
- “angepasste” frequency rank
- #31,423
- “angepassten” frequency rank
- 55659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angepasste | angepassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angepasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angepasst |
Where the eye mixes angepasste and angepassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angepasste runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against angepassten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angepasste vs angepassten
A purely visual mix-up. angepasste ([ˈanɡəˌpastə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angepasste” sits inside “angepassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angepasste is recorded at frequency rank #24,236, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌpastə]. 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 55659, this pair ranks #970,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angepasste vs angepassten
Shared letters: aegnpst. Private to "angepasste": -. Private to "angepassten": -.
"angepasste" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "angepassten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angepasste ← agnepasste · anegpasste · angeapsste · angepasset · angepasstte · angepaste · angepastse · angepaßte
- angepassten ← agnepassten · anegpassten · angeapssten · angepassetn · angepasstenn · angepasstne · angepasstten · angepasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angepasste" for "angepassten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angepasste" vs "angepassten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "angepasste" 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 #970,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angepasste" and "angepassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefasst vs angepasste". 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 #970,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.