Angestellter

[ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ]

/[ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Angestellter” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,652
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der gegen Bezahlung seine Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-angestellter · Angestellter · German

Angestellter · rank #12,652 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,652
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH amtliche

Nearest frequency peer: amtliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Angestellter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Angestellter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Angestellter vs angestellt
75% similar
Angestellter vs Angestellte
92% similar
Angestellter vs Angestellten
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Angestellter
PropertyValue
HeadwordAngestellter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,652
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Angestellter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Angestellterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „amtliche“ (#12,651), „anonymen“ (#12,653), „Altersvorsorge“ (#12,650). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Angestellter“ bei #12,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Angestellter (IPA [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,652 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der gegen Bezahlung seine Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Angestellter, with forms such as "agnestellter", "anegstellter", and "angesetllter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "angestellt", "Angestellte", "Angestellten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Angestellter, spelled A-N-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der gegen Bezahlung seine Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Angestellter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist Angestellter bei der Post.
  2. „Sein kaufmännischer Angestellter in der neu eröffneten Garnhandlung war kein Mann, der seine Pflicht streng nahm.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnestellter
  • anegstellter
  • angesetllter
  • angesstellter
  • angestelletr
  • angestellterr
  • angestelltre
  • angestelltter
  • angestelter
  • angesteltler
  • angestlelter
  • angesttellter
  • angetsellter
  • anggestellter
  • angsetellter
  • anngestellter
  • nagestellter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Angestellter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agnestellter2anegstellter2angesetllter2angesstellter1angestelletr2angestellterr1angestelltre2angestelltter1
Edit distance from "Angestellter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Angestellter"?
"Angestellter" is spelled A-N-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ].
What does "Angestellter" mean?
As a noun, "Angestellter" means: jemand, der gegen Bezahlung seine Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit)
What words are commonly confused with "Angestellter"?
"Angestellter" is commonly confused with "angestellt", "Angestellte", "Angestellten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Angestellter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Angestellter" is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Angestellter" come from?
"Angestellter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Angestellter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list