Which to use
“Angestellten” is a noun and “aufgestellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,856
- “Angestellten” frequency rank
- #17,223
- “aufgestellten” frequency rank
- 22079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angestellten | aufgestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Angestellte | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgestellt |
Where the eye mixes Angestellten and aufgestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Angestellten with aufgestellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Angestellten is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltn̩] while aufgestellten is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Angestellten is recorded at frequency rank #4,856, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. aufgestellten is at rank #17,223, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 22079, this pair ranks #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angestellten vs aufgestellten
Shared letters: aeglnst. Private to "Angestellten": -. Private to "aufgestellten": fu.
"Angestellten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC · "aufgestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Angestellten ← agnestellten · anegstellten · angesetllten · angesstellten · angestelletn · angestelltenn · angestelltne · angestelltten
- aufgestellten ← afugestellten · aufegstellten · auffgestellten · aufgesetllten · aufgesstellten · aufgestelletn · aufgestelltenn · aufgestelltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Angestellten" and "aufgestellten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Angestellten" vs "aufgestellten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Angestellten" and "aufgestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angestellten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angestellten" and "aufgestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgestellten 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 #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.