Which to use
“angeben” and “anlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,142
- “angeben” frequency rank
- #5,453
- “anlegen” frequency rank
- 11595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeben | anlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten | etwas erschaffen oder erstellen |
Where the eye mixes angeben and anlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses angeben with anlegen
A purely visual mix-up. angeben ([ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]) and anlegen ([ˈanˌleːɡn̩]) 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 11595, 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]. anlegen is at rank #5,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌleːɡn̩].
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 11595, this pair ranks #1,969,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeben vs anlegen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angeben": b. Private to "anlegen": l.
"angeben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "anlegen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angeben" and "anlegen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "angeben" or "anlegen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "angeben" and "anlegen" 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 "anlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeben" and "anlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anlegen vs Anlieger". 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 #1,969,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.