Which to use
“anfängt” is a verb and “Anhang” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,858
- “anfängt” frequency rank
- #8,330
- “Anhang” frequency rank
- 16188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anfängt | Anhang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfangen | zusätzlich Beiliegendes, Beigefügtes, etwas daneben übermitteltes, das Weitere, Zusätzliches, das daneben Bestehende oder Vorhandene; auch: (Schriftwesen:) hinten angefügter Abschnitt, einer E-Mail beigefügte Datei, (Wirtschaft:) erläuternde, ergänzende Dokumente des Jahresabschlusses eines Unternehmens(Jurisprudenz:) spezifische Ergänzung eines Gesetzestextes |
Where the eye mixes anfängt and Anhang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. anfängt runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against Anhang's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anfängt and Anhang
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anfängt is [ˈanˌfɛŋt] while Anhang is [ˈanhaŋ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anfängt is recorded at frequency rank #7,858, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌfɛŋt]. Anhang is at rank #8,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanhaŋ].
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 16188, this pair ranks #1,937,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anfängt vs Anhang
Shared letters: agn. Private to "anfängt": ftä. Private to "Anhang": h.
"anfängt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Anhang" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anhang ← ahnang · anahng · anhagn · anhangg · anhanng · anhhang · anhnag · annhang
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anfängt" and "Anhang" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "anfängt" or "Anhang"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anfängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anhang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anfängt" and "Anhang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfängt vs anfasst". 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 #1,937,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.