AnlagenvsAnlegernConfusable pair

Which to use

“Anlagen” and “Anlegern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,753
“Anlagen” frequency rank
#32,903
“Anlegern” frequency rank
35656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anlagen Anlegern
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlage Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anleger

Where the eye mixes Anlagen and Anlegern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Anlagen
8 ch
Anlegern

Why the eye confuses Anlagen with Anlegern

A purely visual mix-up. Anlagen ([ˈanˌlaːɡn̩]) and Anlegern ([ˈanˌleːɡɐn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anlagen is recorded at frequency rank #2,753, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌlaːɡn̩]. Anlegern is at rank #32,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌleːɡɐn].

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 35656, this pair ranks #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anlagen vs Anlegern

Shared letters: aegln. Private to "Anlagen": -. Private to "Anlegern": r.

"Anlagen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "Anlegern" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anlagenalnagen · analgen · anlaegn · anlagenn · anlaggen · anlagne · anlgaen · anllagen
  • Anlegernalnegern · anelgern · anleegrn · anlegenr · anlegernn · anlegerrn · anleggern · anlegren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anlagen" and "Anlegern" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌlaːɡn̩] versus [ˈanˌleːɡɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anlagen" vs "Anlegern" - which ranks higher?
"Anlagen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,753 in our German list, against #32,903 for "Anlegern". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Anlagen" and "Anlegern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anlegern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anlagen" and "Anlegern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anlegern vs Anlieger". 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 #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list