Which to use
“anklagen” is a verb and “Anträgen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,159
- “anklagen” frequency rank
- #25,441
- “Anträgen” frequency rank
- 46600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anklagen | Anträgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden beschuldigen, unzulänglich zu sein oder etwas Schlechtes getan zu haben | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag |
Where the eye mixes anklagen and Anträgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. anklagen and Anträgen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: anklagen vs Anträgen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anklagen is [ˈanˌklaːɡn̩] while Anträgen is [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anklagen is recorded at frequency rank #21,159, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌklaːɡn̩]. Anträgen is at rank #25,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩].
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 46600, this pair ranks #1,313,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anklagen vs Anträgen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "anklagen": kl. Private to "Anträgen": rtä.
"anklagen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "Anträgen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anklagen ← aknlagen · ankalgen · ankklagen · anklaegn · anklagenn · anklaggen · anklagne · anklgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anklagen" and "Anträgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "anklagen" vs "Anträgen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anklagen" and "Anträgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anklagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anträgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,313,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anklagen" and "Anträgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs Anträgen". 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 #1,313,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.