AnlässevsanpassenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Anlässe is a noun, anpassen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#23,416
“Anlässe” frequency rank
#6,268
“anpassen” frequency rank
29684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anlässe anpassen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlass etwas passend machen, angleichen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Anlässe and anpassen apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Anlässe
8 ch
anpassen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anlässe is [ˈanlɛsə] while anpassen is [ˈanˌpasn̩]. 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 29684, 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]. anpassen is at rank #6,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌpasn̩].

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 29684, this pair ranks #1,762,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anlässe vs anpassen

Shared letters: aens. Private to "Anlässe": . Private to "anpassen": p.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anpassenanapssen · annpassen · anpasen · anpasesn · anpassenn · anpassne · anpaßen · anppassen

Frequency comparison

Anlässe#23,416
anpassen#6,268

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anlässe" and "anpassen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Anlässe" is a noun and "anpassen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Anlässe" or "anpassen"?
"anpassen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,268 in our German list, against #23,416 for "Anlässe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Anlässe vs anpassen

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 “anpassen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Anlässe” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list