Which to use
“angefahren” is a verb and “angeführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,443
- “angefahren” frequency rank
- #20,493
- “angeführten” frequency rank
- 32936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angefahren | angeführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfahren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt |
Where the eye mixes angefahren and angeführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angefahren runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against angeführten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angefahren with angeführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angefahren is [ˈanɡəˌfaːʁən] while angeführten is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 32936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angefahren is recorded at frequency rank #12,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfaːʁən]. angeführten is at rank #20,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 32936, this pair ranks #1,696,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angefahren vs angeführten
Shared letters: aefghnr. Private to "angefahren": -. Private to "angeführten": tü.
"angefahren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angeführten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angefahren ← agnefahren · anegfahren · angeafhren · angefahern · angefahhren · angefahrenn · angefahrne · angefahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angefahren" for "angeführten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angefahren" or "angeführten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angefahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,696,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angefahren" and "angeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs angeführten". 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 #1,696,902 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.