Which to use
“angeboten” is a verb and “angehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,757
- “angeboten” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 31677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeboten | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anbieten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes angeboten and angehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angeboten 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.
Visual trap between angeboten and angehörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeboten is [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩] while angehörten is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeboten is recorded at frequency rank #1,757, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩]. 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 31677, this pair ranks #1,723,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeboten vs angehörten
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "angeboten": bo. Private to "angehörten": hrö.
"angeboten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeboten ← agneboten · anegboten · angbeoten · angebboten · angeboetn · angebotenn · angebotne · angebotten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeboten" for "angehörten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angeboten" vs "angehörten" - which ranks higher?
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 "angeboten" 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 #1,723,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeboten" and "angehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angehörten". 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 #1,723,331 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.