Which to use
“Ängste” is a noun and “engste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,704
- “Ängste” frequency rank
- #38,076
- “engste” frequency rank
- 45780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ängste | engste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Angst | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs eng |
Same sound, different letters: Ängste vs engste
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Ängste and engste
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Ängste and engste carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈɛŋstə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - ä in “Ängste” becomes e in “engste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ängste is recorded at frequency rank #7,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋstə]. engste is at rank #38,076, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋstə].
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 45780, this pair ranks #1,341,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ängste vs engste
Shared letters: egnst. Private to "Ängste": ä. Private to "engste": -.
"Ängste" · 6 letters · shape VCCCCV · "engste" · 6 letters · shape VCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- engste ← egnste · enggste · engset · engsste · engstte · engtse · enngste · ensgte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ängste" and "engste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ängste" or "engste" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Ängste" / "engste". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ängste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ängste" and "engste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engste vs engstem". 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 #1,341,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.