Which to use
“abgeholt” and “angehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,885
- “abgeholt” frequency rank
- #7,271
- “angehört” frequency rank
- 14156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeholt | angehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abholen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anhören |
Where the eye mixes abgeholt and angehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abgeholt and angehört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgeholt and angehört
A purely visual mix-up. abgeholt ([ˈapɡəˌhoːlt]) and angehört ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgeholt is recorded at frequency rank #6,885, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhoːlt]. angehört is at rank #7,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 14156, this pair ranks #1,953,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgeholt vs angehört
Shared letters: aeght. Private to "abgeholt": blo. Private to "angehört": nrö.
"abgeholt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgeholt ← abbgeholt · abegholt · abgehholt · abgehlot · abgehollt · abgeholtt · abgehotl · abgeohlt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgeholt" and "angehört" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abgeholt" or "angehört"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeholt" and "angehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeholt vs aufgeholt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,953,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.