Which to use
“angeboren” and “angehörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,331
- “angeboren” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 72251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeboren | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schon bei Geburt vorhanden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes angeboren and angehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angeboren runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angehörten's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angeboren vs angehörten
A purely visual mix-up. angeboren ([ˈanɡəˌboːʁən]) and angehörten ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 72251, 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]. angehörten is at rank #29,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 72251, this pair ranks #393,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of angeboren vs angehörten
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "angeboren": bo. Private to "angehörten": htö.
"angeboren" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeboren ← agneboren · anegboren · angbeoren · angebboren · angeboern · angeborenn · angeborne · angeborren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeboren" for "angehörten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angeboren" vs "angehörten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angeboren" and "angehörten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeboren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeboren" and "angehörten" 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 #393,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.