angesprochenvsangesprocheneWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: angesprochen is a verb, angesprochene is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

12 ch
angesprochen
13 ch
angesprochene

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

  • angesprochenagnesprochen · anegsprochen · angepsrochen · angesporchen · angespprochen · angesprcohen · angesprocchen · angesprocehn
  • angesprocheneagnesprochene · anegsprochene · angepsrochene · angesporchene · angespprochene · angesprcohene · angesprocchene · angesprocehne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angesprochen" and "angesprochene" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angesprochen" is a verb and "angesprochene" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angesprochen" or "angesprochene"?
"angesprochen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,701 in our German list, against #30,438 for "angesprochene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list