angebenvsangebotenConfusable pair

Which to use

“angeben” and “angeboten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,142
“angeben” frequency rank
#1,757
“angeboten” frequency rank
7899
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeben angeboten
Definition Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anbieten

Where the eye mixes angeben and angeboten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
angeben
9 ch
angeboten

Visual trap between angeben and angeboten

A purely visual mix-up. angeben ([ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]) and angeboten ([ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7899, 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]. angeboten is at rank #1,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩].

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 7899, this pair ranks #1,986,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeben vs angeboten

Shared letters: abegn. Private to "angeben": -. Private to "angeboten": ot.

"angeben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "angeboten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angebenagneben · anegben · angbeen · angebben · angebenn · angebne · angeebn · anggeben
  • angebotenagneboten · anegboten · angbeoten · angebboten · angeboetn · angebotenn · angebotne · angebotten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angeben" for "angeboten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌɡeːbn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angeben" vs "angeboten" - which ranks higher?
"angeboten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,757 in our German list, against #6,142 for "angeben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angeboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,986,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeben" and "angeboten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeben vs Angeber". 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 #1,986,425 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