Which to use
“angesprochen” is a verb and “angesprochene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,701
- “angesprochen” frequency rank
- #30,438
- “angesprochene” frequency rank
- 34139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angesprochen | angesprochene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ansprechen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angesprochen |
Where the eye mixes angesprochen and angesprochene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: angesprochen vs angesprochene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angesprochen is [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩] while angesprochene is [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “angesprochen” sits inside “angesprochene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angesprochen is recorded at frequency rank #3,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]. angesprochene is at rank #30,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxənə].
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 34139, this pair ranks #1,670,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angesprochen vs angesprochene
Shared letters: aceghnoprs. Private to "angesprochen": -. Private to "angesprochene": -.
"angesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "angesprochene" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angesprochen ← agnesprochen · anegsprochen · angepsrochen · angesporchen · angespprochen · angesprcohen · angesprocchen · angesprocehn
- angesprochene ← agnesprochene · anegsprochene · angepsrochene · angesporchene · angespprochene · angesprcohene · angesprocchene · angesprocehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angesprochen" and "angesprochene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "angesprochen" or "angesprochene"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "angesprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesprochene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angesprochen" and "angesprochene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesprochene vs ausgesprochene". 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 #1,670,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.