Which to use
“angefühlt” and “angeführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,438
- “angefühlt” frequency rank
- #7,859
- “angeführt” frequency rank
- 33297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angefühlt | angeführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfühlen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen |
Where the eye mixes angefühlt and angeführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angefühlt and angeführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: angefühlt vs angeführt
A purely visual mix-up. angefühlt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːlt]) and angeführt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - l in “angefühlt” becomes r in “angeführt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angefühlt is recorded at frequency rank #25,438, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːlt]. angeführt is at rank #7,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].
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 33297, this pair ranks #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angefühlt vs angeführt
Shared letters: aefghntü. Private to "angefühlt": l. Private to "angeführt": r.
"angefühlt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angefühlt" and "angeführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "angefühlt" or "angeführt" 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 "angefühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angefühlt" and "angeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefühlt vs angeführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.