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.
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?
Frequency check: "angebracht" vs "aufgebracht" - which ranks higher?
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.