Which to use
“angeblich” and “angebliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,012
- “angeblich” frequency rank
- #9,136
- “angebliche” frequency rank
- 11148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeblich | angebliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie ohne Gewähr angegeben, behauptet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeblich |
Where the eye mixes angeblich and angebliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeblich runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against angebliche's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angeblich and angebliche
A purely visual mix-up. angeblich ([ˈanˌɡeːplɪç]) and angebliche ([ˈanˌɡeːplɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angeblich” sits inside “angebliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeblich is recorded at frequency rank #2,012, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːplɪç]. angebliche is at rank #9,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːplɪçə].
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 11148, this pair ranks #1,971,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeblich vs angebliche
Shared letters: abceghiln. Private to "angeblich": -. Private to "angebliche": -.
"angeblich" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "angebliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeblich ← agneblich · anegblich · angbelich · angebblich · angebilch · angeblcih · angeblicch · angeblichh
- angebliche ← agnebliche · anegbliche · angbeliche · angebbliche · angebilche · angeblcihe · angeblicche · angebliceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angeblich" and "angebliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angeblich" or "angebliche"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeblich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angebliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeblich" and "angebliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angebliche vs ängstliche". 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 #1,971,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.