Which to use
“Angestellte” and “Angestellten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,502
- “Angestellte” frequency rank
- #4,856
- “Angestellten” frequency rank
- 11358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angestellte | Angestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frau, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit) | Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Angestellte |
Where the eye mixes Angestellte and Angestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Angestellte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCCV) 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 Angestellte with Angestellten
A purely visual mix-up. Angestellte ([ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and Angestellten ([ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “Angestellte” sits inside “Angestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Angestellte is recorded at frequency rank #6,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə]. 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 11358, this pair ranks #1,970,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angestellte vs Angestellten
Shared letters: aeglnst. Private to "Angestellte": -. Private to "Angestellten": -.
"Angestellte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV · "Angestellten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Angestellte ← agnestellte · anegstellte · angesetllte · angesstellte · angestellet · angestelltte · angestelte · angesteltle
- Angestellten ← agnestellten · anegstellten · angesetllten · angesstellten · angestelletn · angestelltenn · angestelltne · angestelltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Angestellte" for "Angestellten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Angestellte" or "Angestellten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Angestellte" and "Angestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angestellte" 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 #1,970,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angestellte" and "Angestellten" 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 #1,970,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.