Which to use
“angespannte” and “angespannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,113
- “angespannte” frequency rank
- #39,784
- “angespannten” frequency rank
- 84897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angespannte | angespannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt |
Where the eye mixes angespannte and angespannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. angespannte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCCV) against angespannten's 12 (VCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angespannte vs angespannten
A purely visual mix-up. angespannte ([ˈanɡəˌʃpantə]) and angespannten ([ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]) 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) - “angespannte” sits inside “angespannten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angespannte is recorded at frequency rank #45,113, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpantə]. angespannten is at rank #39,784, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩].
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 84897, this pair ranks #116,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of angespannte vs angespannten
Shared letters: aegnpst. Private to "angespannte": -. Private to "angespannten": -.
"angespannte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV · "angespannten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angespannte ← agnespannte · anegspannte · angepsannte · angesapnnte · angespannet · angespanntte · angespante · angespantne
- angespannten ← agnespannten · anegspannten · angepsannten · angesapnnten · angespannetn · angespanntenn · angespanntne · angespanntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angespannte" and "angespannten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "angespannte" or "angespannten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angespannte" and "angespannten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angespannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angespannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angespannte" and "angespannten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angespannt vs angespannte". 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 #116,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.