Which to use
“abgehört” is a verb and “angehörte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,597
- “abgehört” frequency rank
- #27,608
- “angehörte” frequency rank
- 50205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehört | angehörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhören | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes abgehört and angehörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgehört runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against angehörte's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgehört vs angehörte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgehört is [ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t] while angehörte is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgehört is recorded at frequency rank #22,597, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]. angehörte is at rank #27,608, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tə].
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 50205, this pair ranks #1,182,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgehört vs angehörte
Shared letters: aeghrtö. Private to "abgehört": b. Private to "angehörte": n.
"abgehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angehörte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgehört" for "angehörte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abgehört" or "angehörte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,182,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehört" and "angehörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angehörte vs angehörten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,182,595 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.