Anlässe vs anlassen, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Anlässe” is a noun and “anlassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,416
“Anlässe” frequency rank: #46,468
“anlassen” frequency rank: 69884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Anlässe	anlassen
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlass	etwas in Funktion setzen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Anlässe and anlassen apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

Anlässe

8 ch

anlassen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anlässe is [ˈanlɛsə] while anlassen is [ˈanˌlasn̩]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anlässe is recorded at frequency rank #23,416, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanlɛsə]. anlassen is at rank #46,468, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌlasn̩].

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 69884, this pair ranks #463,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Anlässe vs anlassen

Shared letters: aelns. Private to "Anlässe": ä. Private to "anlassen": -.

"Anlässe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "anlassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

anlassen ← alnassen · analssen · anlasen · anlasesn · anlassenn · anlassne · anlaßen · anllassen

Frequency comparison

Anlässe#23,416

anlassen#46,468

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anlässe" and "anlassen" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Anlässe" is a noun and "anlassen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Anlässe" or "anlassen"?

"Anlässe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,416 in our German list, against #46,468 for "anlassen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Anlässe vs anlassen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Anlässe”; for a verb, it's “anlassen”.
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