Which to use
“angebliche” and “angeblichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,136
- “angebliche” frequency rank
- #8,328
- “angeblichen” frequency rank
- 17464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angebliche | angeblichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeblich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeblich |
Where the eye mixes angebliche and angeblichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angebliche runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against angeblichen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angebliche vs angeblichen
A purely visual mix-up. angebliche ([ˈanˌɡeːplɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angebliche” sits inside “angeblichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angebliche is recorded at frequency rank #9,136, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːplɪçə]. 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 17464, this pair ranks #1,927,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angebliche vs angeblichen
Shared letters: abceghiln. Private to "angebliche": -. Private to "angeblichen": -.
"angebliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "angeblichen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angebliche ← agnebliche · anegbliche · angbeliche · angebbliche · angebilche · angeblcihe · angeblicche · angebliceh
- angeblichen ← agneblichen · anegblichen · angbelichen · angebblichen · angebilchen · angeblcihen · angeblicchen · angeblicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angebliche" for "angeblichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angebliche" or "angeblichen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angebliche" 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 #1,927,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angebliche" and "angeblichen" 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 #1,927,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.