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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set angespannte and angespannten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering angespannte vs angespannten
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “angespannte” entry
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