angebrachtvsaufgebrachtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,352
“angebracht” frequency rank
#10,226
“aufgebracht” frequency rank
13578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angebracht aufgebracht
Definition in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang richtig sein, für einen bestimmten Fall genau passend sein, einer bestimmten Situation angemessen sein in Wut gebracht, erzürnt

Where the eye mixes angebracht and aufgebracht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angebracht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against aufgebracht's 11 (VVCCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angebracht
11 ch
aufgebracht

Look-alike desk: angebracht vs aufgebracht

A purely visual mix-up. angebracht ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt]) and aufgebracht ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbʁaxt]) 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 13578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angebracht is recorded at frequency rank #3,352, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt]. aufgebracht is at rank #10,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbʁaxt].

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 13578, this pair ranks #1,957,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angebracht vs aufgebracht

Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "angebracht": n. Private to "aufgebracht": fu.

"angebracht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC  ·  "aufgebracht" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angebracht ← agnebracht · anegbracht · angberacht · angebarcht · angebbracht · angebraccht · angebrachht · angebrachtt
  • aufgebracht ← afugebracht · aufegbracht · auffgebracht · aufgberacht · aufgebarcht · aufgebbracht · aufgebraccht · aufgebrachht

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angebracht" for "aufgebracht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌbʁaxt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbʁaxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angebracht" vs "aufgebracht" - which ranks higher?
"angebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,352 in our German list, against #10,226 for "aufgebracht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "angebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgebracht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,957,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angebracht" and "aufgebracht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgebracht vs aufgebrachten". 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 #1,957,085 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