Which to use
“Angabe” and “Ängste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,485
- “Angabe” frequency rank
- #7,704
- “Ängste” frequency rank
- 12189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angabe | Ängste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aussage, Behauptung, Deklaration, Information | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Angst |
Where the eye mixes Angabe and Ängste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Angabe with Ängste
A purely visual mix-up. Angabe ([ˈanˌɡaːbə]) and Ängste ([ˈɛŋstə]) 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 12189, 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]. Ängste is at rank #7,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋstə].
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 12189, this pair ranks #1,965,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angabe vs Ängste
Shared letters: egn. Private to "Angabe": ab. Private to "Ängste": stä.
"Angabe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Ängste" · 6 letters · shape VCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Angabe ← agnabe · anagbe · angabbe · angaeb · angbae · anggabe · anngabe · nagabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Angabe" and "Ängste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Angabe" or "Ängste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Angabe" and "Ängste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ängste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angabe" and "Ängste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ängste vs ärmste". 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 #1,965,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.