AngebotvsAngeboteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#985
“Angebot” frequency rank
#2,229
“Angebote” frequency rank
3214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Angebot Angebote
Definition Vorschlag Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Angebot

Where the eye mixes Angebot and Angebote

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Angebot runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against Angebote's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Angebot
8 ch
Angebote

Visual trap between Angebot and Angebote

A purely visual mix-up. Angebot ([ˈanɡəˌboːt]) and Angebote ([ˈanɡəˌboːtə]) 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) - “Angebot” sits inside “Angebote”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Angebot is recorded at frequency rank #985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːt]. Angebote is at rank #2,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːtə].

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 3214, this pair ranks #2,000,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Angebot vs Angebote

Shared letters: abegnot. Private to "Angebot": -. Private to "Angebote": -.

"Angebot" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "Angebote" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Angebot ← agnebot · anegbot · angbeot · angebbot · angebott · angebto · angeobt · anggebot
  • Angebote ← agnebote · anegbote · angbeote · angebbote · angeboet · angebotte · angebtoe · angeobte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Angebot" for "Angebote" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌboːt] versus [ˈanɡəˌboːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Angebot" or "Angebote"?
"Angebot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #985 in our German list, against #2,229 for "Angebote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Angebot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Angebote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,000,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Angebot" and "Angebote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angebote 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 #2,000,693 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