Which to use
“angeben” and “anhaben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,142
- “angeben” frequency rank
- #24,606
- “anhaben” frequency rank
- 30748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeben | anhaben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten | ein Kleidungsstück am Körper tragen |
Where the eye mixes angeben and anhaben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. angeben and anhaben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses angeben with anhaben
A purely visual mix-up. angeben ([ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]) and anhaben ([ˈanˌhaːbn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30748, 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]. anhaben is at rank #24,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌhaːbn̩].
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 30748, this pair ranks #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeben vs anhaben
Shared letters: aben. Private to "angeben": g. Private to "anhaben": h.
"angeben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "anhaben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angeben" and "anhaben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angeben" or "anhaben"?
What to do next
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 "anhaben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeben" and "anhaben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abhaken vs anhaben". 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 #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.