Which to use
“Anstalt” and “Anstalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,022
- “Anstalt” frequency rank
- #20,160
- “Anstalten” frequency rank
- 28182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anstalt | Anstalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anstalt |
Where the eye mixes Anstalt and Anstalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anstalt runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against Anstalten's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anstalt vs Anstalten
A purely visual mix-up. Anstalt ([ˈanˌʃtalt]) and Anstalten ([ˈanˌʃtaltn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Anstalt” sits inside “Anstalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anstalt is recorded at frequency rank #8,022, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtalt]. Anstalten is at rank #20,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtaltn̩].
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 28182, this pair ranks #1,789,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anstalt vs Anstalten
Shared letters: alnst. Private to "Anstalt": -. Private to "Anstalten": e.
"Anstalt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Anstalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anstalt" and "Anstalten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Anstalt" vs "Anstalten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anstalt" and "Anstalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anstalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anstalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anstalt" and "Anstalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abstatten vs Anstalten". 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 #1,789,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.