Which to use
“angeschlossen” and “angeschlossenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,339
- “angeschlossen” frequency rank
- #21,877
- “angeschlossenen” frequency rank
- 27216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeschlossen | angeschlossenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch eine Schloss, eine Kette oder ein Drahtseil gesichert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeschlossen |
Where the eye mixes angeschlossen and angeschlossenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. angeschlossen runs 13 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCVC) against angeschlossenen's 15 (VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angeschlossen vs angeschlossenen
A purely visual mix-up. angeschlossen ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]) and angeschlossenen ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənən]) 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) - “angeschlossen” sits inside “angeschlossenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27216, 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]. angeschlossenen is at rank #21,877, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənən].
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 27216, this pair ranks #1,805,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeschlossen vs angeschlossenen
Shared letters: aceghlnos. Private to "angeschlossen": -. Private to "angeschlossenen": -.
"angeschlossen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVC · "angeschlossenen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeschlossen ← agneschlossen · anegschlossen · angecshlossen · angescchlossen · angeschhlossen · angeschllossen · angeschlosen · angeschlosesn
- angeschlossenen ← agneschlossenen · anegschlossenen · angecshlossenen · angescchlossenen · angeschhlossenen · angeschllossenen · angeschlosenen · angeschlosesnen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angeschlossen" and "angeschlossenen" 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 "angeschlossenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,805,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeschlossen" and "angeschlossenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeschlossener vs angeschlossenen". 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 #1,805,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.