angeschlossenvsangeschossenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: angeschlossen is a adjective, angeschossen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angeschlossen” is an adjective and “angeschossen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,339
“angeschlossen” frequency rank
#23,009
“angeschossen” frequency rank
28348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeschlossen angeschossen
Definition durch eine Schloss, eine Kette oder ein Drahtseil gesichert Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anschießen

Where the eye mixes angeschlossen and angeschossen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. angeschlossen runs 13 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCVC) against angeschossen's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
angeschlossen
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Why the eye confuses angeschlossen with angeschossen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeschlossen is [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsn̩] while angeschossen is [ˈanɡəˌʃɔsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28348, 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]. angeschossen is at rank #23,009, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃɔsn̩].

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 28348, this pair ranks #1,786,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeschlossen vs angeschossen

Shared letters: aceghnos. Private to "angeschlossen": l. Private to "angeschossen": -.

"angeschlossen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "angeschossen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeschlossen ← agneschlossen · anegschlossen · angecshlossen · angescchlossen · angeschhlossen · angeschllossen · angeschlosen · angeschlosesn
  • angeschossen ← agneschossen · anegschossen · angecshossen · angescchossen · angeschhossen · angeschosen · angeschosesn · angeschossenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angeschlossen" and "angeschossen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angeschlossen" is an adjective and "angeschossen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angeschlossen" or "angeschossen"?
"angeschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,339 in our German list, against #23,009 for "angeschossen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angeschossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,786,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeschlossen" and "angeschossen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeschlossene vs angeschossen". 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 #1,786,391 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