Which to use
“Angabe” is a noun and “angibt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,485
- “Angabe” frequency rank
- #19,124
- “angibt” frequency rank
- 23609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angabe | angibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aussage, Behauptung, Deklaration, Information | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angeben |
Where the eye mixes Angabe and angibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Angabe (VCCVCV) and angibt (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Angabe vs angibt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Angabe is [ˈanˌɡaːbə] while angibt is [ˈanˌɡiːpt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Angabe is recorded at frequency rank #4,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌɡaːbə]. angibt is at rank #19,124, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡiːpt].
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 23609, this pair ranks #1,858,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angabe vs angibt
Shared letters: abgn. Private to "Angabe": e. Private to "angibt": it.
"Angabe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "angibt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Angabe" and "angibt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Angabe" or "angibt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,858,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angabe" and "angibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angab vs angibt". 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 #1,858,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.