Which to use
“angestellt” is an adjective and “Angestellte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,138
- “angestellt” frequency rank
- #6,502
- “Angestellte” frequency rank
- 11640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angestellt | Angestellte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in beruflicher Stellung seiend, eigene Arbeitskraft vertraglich gegen Entlohnung zur Verfügung stellend, Angestellter sein | Frau, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit) |
Where the eye mixes angestellt and Angestellte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angestellt runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against Angestellte's 11 (VCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angestellt and Angestellte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angestellt is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛlt] while Angestellte is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “angestellt” sits inside “Angestellte”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angestellt is recorded at frequency rank #5,138, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛlt]. Angestellte is at rank #6,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə].
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 11640, this pair ranks #1,968,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angestellt vs Angestellte
Shared letters: aeglnst. Private to "angestellt": -. Private to "Angestellte": -.
"angestellt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "Angestellte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angestellt ← agnestellt · anegstellt · angesetllt · angesstellt · angestelltt · angestelt · angesteltl · angestlelt
- Angestellte ← agnestellte · anegstellte · angesetllte · angesstellte · angestellet · angestelltte · angestelte · angesteltle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angestellt" for "Angestellte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angestellt" or "Angestellte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Angestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angestellt" and "Angestellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angestellte vs ausgestellte". 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 #1,968,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.