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“angeschlossene” and “angeschlossenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,352
“angeschlossene” frequency rank
#21,877
“angeschlossenen” frequency rank
59229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeschlossene angeschlossenen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeschlossen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeschlossen

Where the eye mixes angeschlossene and angeschlossenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. angeschlossene runs 14 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCVCV) against angeschlossenen's 15 (VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
angeschlossene
15 ch
angeschlossenen

Look-alike desk: angeschlossene vs angeschlossenen

A purely visual mix-up. angeschlossene ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angeschlossene” sits inside “angeschlossenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeschlossene is recorded at frequency rank #37,352, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənə]. 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 59229, this pair ranks #832,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angeschlossene vs angeschlossenen

Shared letters: aceghlnos. Private to "angeschlossene": -. Private to "angeschlossenen": -.

"angeschlossene" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVCV  ·  "angeschlossenen" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeschlossene ← agneschlossene · anegschlossene · angecshlossene · angescchlossene · angeschhlossene · angeschllossene · angeschlosene · angeschlosesne
  • angeschlossenen ← agneschlossenen · anegschlossenen · angecshlossenen · angescchlossenen · angeschhlossenen · angeschllossenen · angeschlosenen · angeschlosesnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angeschlossene" for "angeschlossenen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənə] versus [ˈanɡəˌʃlɔsənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angeschlossene" or "angeschlossenen" show up more?
"angeschlossenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,877 in our German list, against #37,352 for "angeschlossene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeschlossene" 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 #832,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeschlossene" and "angeschlossenen" 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 #832,424 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