angeschlossenvsangeschlossenenConfusable pair

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.

13 ch
angeschlossen
15 ch
angeschlossenen

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

Is swapping "angeschlossen" for "angeschlossenen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angeschlossen" or "angeschlossenen"?
"angeschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,339 in our German list, against #21,877 for "angeschlossenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list