Which to use
“angefragt” is a verb and “angesagt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,616
- “angefragt” frequency rank
- #7,272
- “angesagt” frequency rank
- 29888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angefragt | angesagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfragen | in Mode |
Where the eye mixes angefragt and angesagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angefragt runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against angesagt's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angefragt with angesagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angefragt is [ˈanɡəˌfʁaːkt] while angesagt is [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt]. 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 29888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angefragt is recorded at frequency rank #22,616, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfʁaːkt]. angesagt is at rank #7,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt].
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 29888, this pair ranks #1,758,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angefragt vs angesagt
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "angefragt": fr. Private to "angesagt": s.
"angefragt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "angesagt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angefragt" for "angesagt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angefragt" or "angesagt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angefragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angefragt" and "angesagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefragt vs angefügt". 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 #1,758,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.