Which to use
“angestellt” is an adjective and “Angestellten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,138
- “angestellt” frequency rank
- #4,856
- “Angestellten” frequency rank
- 9994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angestellt | Angestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in beruflicher Stellung seiend, eigene Arbeitskraft vertraglich gegen Entlohnung zur Verfügung stellend, Angestellter sein | Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Angestellte |
Where the eye mixes angestellt and Angestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angestellt runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against Angestellten's 12 (VCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angestellt with Angestellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angestellt is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛlt] while Angestellten is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “angestellt” sits inside “Angestellten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9994, 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]. Angestellten is at rank #4,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 9994, this pair ranks #1,977,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angestellt vs Angestellten
Shared letters: aeglnst. Private to "angestellt": -. Private to "Angestellten": -.
"angestellt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "Angestellten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angestellt ← agnestellt · anegstellt · angesetllt · angesstellt · angestelltt · angestelt · angesteltl · angestlelt
- Angestellten ← agnestellten · anegstellten · angesetllten · angesstellten · angestelletn · angestelltenn · angestelltne · angestelltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angestellt" and "Angestellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "angestellt" vs "Angestellten" - which ranks higher?
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 "angestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Angestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angestellt" and "Angestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angestellt vs anstellt". 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 #1,977,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.