angefügtvsangefühltWhich spelling fits?

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

#35,618
“angefügt” frequency rank
#25,438
“angefühlt” frequency rank
61056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angefügt angefühlt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfühlen

Where the eye mixes angefügt and angefühlt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angefügt runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against angefühlt's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
angefügt
9 ch
angefühlt

Visual trap between angefügt and angefühlt

A purely visual mix-up. angefügt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːkt]) and angefühlt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːlt]) 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 61056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angefügt is recorded at frequency rank #35,618, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːkt]. angefühlt is at rank #25,438, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːlt].

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 61056, this pair ranks #763,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angefügt vs angefühlt

Shared letters: aefgntü. Private to "angefügt": -. Private to "angefühlt": hl.

"angefügt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "angefühlt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angefügt" and "angefühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌfyːkt] versus [ˈanɡəˌfyːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angefügt" vs "angefühlt" - which ranks higher?
"angefühlt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,438 in our German list, against #35,618 for "angefügt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angefühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #763,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angefügt" and "angefühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefühlt vs angeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #763,923 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