Which to use
“Anwälte” and “Anwälten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,278
- “Anwälte” frequency rank
- #21,525
- “Anwälten” frequency rank
- 28803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anwälte | Anwälten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anwalt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anwalt |
Where the eye mixes Anwälte and Anwälten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anwälte runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against Anwälten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anwälte vs Anwälten
A purely visual mix-up. Anwälte ([ˈanˌvɛltə]) and Anwälten ([ˈanˌvɛltn̩]) 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) - “Anwälte” sits inside “Anwälten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anwälte is recorded at frequency rank #7,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌvɛltə]. Anwälten is at rank #21,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌvɛltn̩].
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 28803, this pair ranks #1,778,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anwälte vs Anwälten
Shared letters: aelntwä. Private to "Anwälte": -. Private to "Anwälten": -.
"Anwälte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "Anwälten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Anwälte" and "Anwälten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anwälte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anwälten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anwälte" and "Anwälten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anale vs Anwälte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,778,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.