Which to use
“anger” and “Anleger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,185
- “anger” frequency rank
- #6,758
- “Anleger” frequency rank
- 33943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anger | Anleger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ärger | Person, die Geld anlegt |
Where the eye mixes anger and Anleger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: anger vs Anleger
A purely visual mix-up. anger ([ˈæŋɡə]) and Anleger ([ˈanˌleːɡɐ]) 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 33943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anger is recorded at frequency rank #27,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈæŋɡə]. Anleger is at rank #6,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌleːɡɐ].
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 33943, this pair ranks #1,674,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anger vs Anleger
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "anger": -. Private to "Anleger": l.
"anger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Anleger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anger" for "Anleger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "anger" or "Anleger"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anleger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anger" and "Anleger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anger vs angle". 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 #1,674,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.