Which to use
“angeschlossen” and “angeschlossene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,339
- “angeschlossen” frequency rank
- #37,352
- “angeschlossene” frequency rank
- 42691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeschlossen | angeschlossene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch eine Schloss, eine Kette oder ein Drahtseil gesichert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeschlossen |
Where the eye mixes angeschlossen and angeschlossene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. angeschlossen runs 13 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCVC) against angeschlossene's 14 (VCCVCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angeschlossen vs angeschlossene
A purely visual mix-up. angeschlossen ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]) and angeschlossene ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənə]) 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) - “angeschlossen” sits inside “angeschlossene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeschlossen is recorded at frequency rank #5,339, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]. angeschlossene is at rank #37,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənə].
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 42691, this pair ranks #1,441,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angeschlossen vs angeschlossene
Shared letters: aceghlnos. Private to "angeschlossen": -. Private to "angeschlossene": -.
"angeschlossen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVC · "angeschlossene" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeschlossen ← agneschlossen · anegschlossen · angecshlossen · angescchlossen · angeschhlossen · angeschllossen · angeschlosen · angeschlosesn
- angeschlossene ← agneschlossene · anegschlossene · angecshlossene · angescchlossene · angeschhlossene · angeschllossene · angeschlosene · angeschlosesne
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angeschlossen" and "angeschlossene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeschlossene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,441,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeschlossen" and "angeschlossene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeschlossener vs angeschlossene". 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 #1,441,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.