Which to use
“anpassen” and “anpasst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,268
- “anpassen” frequency rank
- #31,425
- “anpasst” frequency rank
- 37693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anpassen | anpasst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas passend machen, angleichen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anpassen |
Where the eye mixes anpassen and anpasst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. anpassen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against anpasst's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anpassen vs anpasst
A purely visual mix-up. anpassen ([ˈanˌpasn̩]) and anpasst ([ˈanˌpast]) 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 37693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anpassen is recorded at frequency rank #6,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌpasn̩]. anpasst is at rank #31,425, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌpast].
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 37693, this pair ranks #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anpassen vs anpasst
Shared letters: anps. Private to "anpassen": e. Private to "anpasst": t.
"anpassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "anpasst" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anpassen" and "anpasst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "anpassen" or "anpasst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anpassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anpasst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anpassen" and "anpasst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfasst vs anpasst". 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 #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.