angefügtvsangeregtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,618
“angefügt” frequency rank
#10,998
“angeregt” frequency rank
46616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angefügt angeregt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anregen

Where the eye mixes angefügt and angeregt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angefügt and angeregt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
angefügt
8 ch
angeregt

Why the eye confuses angefügt with angeregt

A purely visual mix-up. angefügt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːkt]) and angeregt ([ˈanɡəˌʁeːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46616, 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]. angeregt is at rank #10,998, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʁeːkt].

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 46616, this pair ranks #1,312,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angefügt vs angeregt

Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "angefügt": . Private to "angeregt": r.

"angefügt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "angeregt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeregtagneregt · anegregt · angeergt · angereggt · angeregtt · angeretg · angerget · angerregt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "angefügt" for "angeregt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌfyːkt] versus [ˈanɡəˌʁeːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angefügt" or "angeregt"?
"angeregt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,998 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.

After this comparison

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 "angeregt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,312,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angefügt" and "angeregt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefügt vs angefühlt". 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 #1,312,991 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