Which to use
“abgeführt” and “angeführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,992
- “abgeführt” frequency rank
- #7,859
- “angeführt” frequency rank
- 30851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeführt | angeführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abführen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen |
Where the eye mixes abgeführt and angeführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgeführt and angeführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgeführt vs angeführt
A purely visual mix-up. abgeführt ([ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and angeführt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - b in “abgeführt” becomes n in “angeführt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgeführt is recorded at frequency rank #22,992, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. angeführt is at rank #7,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].
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 30851, this pair ranks #1,739,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgeführt vs angeführt
Shared letters: aefghrtü. Private to "abgeführt": b. Private to "angeführt": n.
"abgeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgeführt" for "angeführt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgeführt" vs "angeführt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgeführt" and "angeführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeführt" and "angeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgefuckt vs abgeführt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,739,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.