abgeführtvsangeführtWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
abgeführt
9 ch
angeführt

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgeführt" vs "angeführt" - which ranks higher?
"angeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,859 in our German list, against #22,992 for "abgeführt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list