AnlegervsAnlegernConfusable pair

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

#6,758
“Anleger” frequency rank
#32,903
“Anlegern” frequency rank
39661
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anleger Anlegern
Definition Person, die Geld anlegt Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anleger

Where the eye mixes Anleger and Anlegern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anleger runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against Anlegern's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Anleger
8 ch
Anlegern

Why the eye confuses Anleger with Anlegern

A purely visual mix-up. Anleger ([ˈanˌleːɡɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Anleger” sits inside “Anlegern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anleger is recorded at frequency rank #6,758, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌleːɡɐ]. 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 39661, this pair ranks #1,530,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anleger vs Anlegern

Shared letters: aeglnr. Private to "Anleger": -. Private to "Anlegern": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anlegeralneger · anelger · anleegr · anlegerr · anlegger · anlegre · anlgeer · anlleger
  • Anlegernalnegern · anelgern · anleegrn · anlegenr · anlegernn · anlegerrn · anleggern · anlegren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anleger" and "Anlegern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌleːɡɐ] versus [ˈanˌleːɡɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anleger" or "Anlegern"?
"Anleger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,758 in our German list, against #32,903 for "Anlegern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anleger" 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 #1,530,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anleger" 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 #1,530,452 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