angebenvsAngeberWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: angeben is a verb, Angeber is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angeben” is a verb and “Angeber” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,142
“angeben” frequency rank
#47,936
“Angeber” frequency rank
54078
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeben Angeber
Definition Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten Person, die ihre eigenen Leistungen freiwillig und unaufgefordert in den Vordergrund stellt

Where the eye mixes angeben and Angeber

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angeben and Angeber follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
angeben
7 ch
Angeber

Visual trap between angeben and Angeber

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeben is [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩] while Angeber is [ˈanˌɡeːbɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “angeben” becomes r in “Angeber”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeben is recorded at frequency rank #6,142, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]. Angeber is at rank #47,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːbɐ].

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 54078, this pair ranks #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angeben vs Angeber

Shared letters: abegn. Private to "angeben": -. Private to "Angeber": r.

"angeben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "Angeber" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeben ← agneben · anegben · angbeen · angebben · angebenn · angebne · angeebn · anggeben
  • Angeber ← agneber · anegber · angbeer · angebber · angeberr · angebre · angeebr · anggeber

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeben" and "Angeber" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angeben" is a verb and "Angeber" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angeben" or "Angeber"?
"angeben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,142 in our German list, against #47,936 for "Angeber". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "angeben" and "Angeber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Angeber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeben" and "Angeber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angeber vs Angler". 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 #1,032,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list