angeborenvsangeboteneTell them apart

Which to use

“angeboren” and “angebotene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,331
“angeboren” frequency rank
#25,437
“angebotene” frequency rank
67768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeboren angebotene
Definition schon bei Geburt vorhanden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeboten

Where the eye mixes angeboren and angebotene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeboren runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angebotene's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angeboren
10 ch
angebotene

Look-alike desk: angeboren vs angebotene

A purely visual mix-up. angeboren ([ˈanɡəˌboːʁən]) and angebotene ([ˈanɡəˌboːtənə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeboren is recorded at frequency rank #42,331, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːʁən]. angebotene is at rank #25,437, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːtənə].

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 67768, this pair ranks #529,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angeboren vs angebotene

Shared letters: abegno. Private to "angeboren": r. Private to "angebotene": t.

"angeboren" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "angebotene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeboren ← agneboren · anegboren · angbeoren · angebboren · angeboern · angeborenn · angeborne · angeborren
  • angebotene ← agnebotene · anegbotene · angbeotene · angebbotene · angeboetne · angeboteen · angebotnee · angebottene

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeboren" and "angebotene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌboːʁən] versus [ˈanɡəˌboːtənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angeboren" vs "angebotene" - which ranks higher?
"angebotene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,437 in our German list, against #42,331 for "angeboren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeboren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angebotene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #529,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeboren" and "angebotene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs Angebotes". 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 #529,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list