Which to use
“angeblich” and “angeblichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,012
- “angeblich” frequency rank
- #8,328
- “angeblichen” frequency rank
- 10340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeblich | angeblichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie ohne Gewähr angegeben, behauptet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeblich |
Where the eye mixes angeblich and angeblichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeblich runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against angeblichen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angeblich with angeblichen
A purely visual mix-up. angeblich ([ˈanˌɡeːplɪç]) and angeblichen ([ˈanˌɡeːplɪçn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “angeblich” sits inside “angeblichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10340, 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]. angeblichen is at rank #8,328, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːplɪçn̩].
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 10340, this pair ranks #1,975,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeblich vs angeblichen
Shared letters: abceghiln. Private to "angeblich": -. Private to "angeblichen": -.
"angeblich" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "angeblichen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeblich ← agneblich · anegblich · angbelich · angebblich · angebilch · angeblcih · angeblicch · angeblichh
- angeblichen ← agneblichen · anegblichen · angbelichen · angebblichen · angebilchen · angeblcihen · angeblicchen · angeblicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angeblich" and "angeblichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "angeblich" or "angeblichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angeblich" and "angeblichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeblich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeblichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeblich" and "angeblichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeglichen vs angeblichen". 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 #1,975,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.