Add vs Append vs Attach

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

Add

Häufiger Chunk A1 verb

Append

Über 10.000 (seltener) B1

Attach

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) B1 verb

	Add	Append	Attach
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/æd/","/ædz/","/ˈædɪd/","/ˈædɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/æd/","/ædz/","/ˈædɪd/","/ˈædɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //əˈpɛnd// 🇺🇸 //əˈpɛnd//	🇬🇧 /["/əˈtætʃ/","/əˈtætʃɪz/","/əˈtætʃt/","/əˈtætʃɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈtætʃ/","/əˈtætʃɪz/","/əˈtætʃt/","/əˈtætʃɪŋ/"]/
Bedeutung	to put together or to include more	to add something to the end of something else	to connect or fasten something to another thing
Beispiel	Please add your name to the list.	You can append new data to the existing database.	Please attach the document to your email before sending it.
Register	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Häufiger Chunk	Über 10.000 (seltener)	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	A1	B1	B1
Wortart	verb		verb
Kollokationen	hastily, hurriedly, quickly, hasten to	append a file, append data, append text	firmly, securely, loosely, to
Antonyme	subtract, remove, deduct	remove, delete, detach	detach, remove
Häufige Fehler	'Add to' used incorrectly as if it were 'add with', Confusing 'add' with 'add up' which has different meanings, 'Adding' used without an object	Confusing with 'prepend' which means to add at the beginning., Incorrectly using with intransitive subjects, e.g. 'the data appends'. Should say 'the data is appended'.	Confused with 'detach' – forgetting to use the right prefix., Using 'attaching' incorrectly in passive constructions., Not following with an object, e.g., 'attach to' instead of 'attach the document to'.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Use 'add' in both casual and formal contexts, but avoid it in very technical or academic writing where more specific terms might be required.	Used mostly in technical or formal contexts, such as programming or writing. Not common in casual conversation.	Use 'attach' for both physical and abstract connections, like emails or documents. Less common in very formal writing. Avoid with informal language unless using slang.

Häufige Fragen: Add vs Append vs Attach

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Add, Append und Attach?

Add: to put together or to include more Append: to add something to the end of something else Attach: to connect or fasten something to another thing

Sind Add, Append und Attach auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Add: A1, Append: B1, Attach: B1 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Add: Please add your name to the list. Append: You can append new data to the existing database. Attach: Please attach the document to your email before sending it.

Kann ich Add, Append und Attach austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Add, Append und Attach sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.