Which to use
“angeführt” is a verb and “angeführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,859
- “angeführt” frequency rank
- #40,376
- “angeführte” frequency rank
- 48235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeführt | angeführte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt |
Where the eye mixes angeführt and angeführte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeführt runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against angeführte's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angeführt vs angeführte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeführt is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] while angeführte is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “angeführt” sits inside “angeführte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeführt is recorded at frequency rank #7,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. angeführte is at rank #40,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə].
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 48235, this pair ranks #1,255,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angeführt vs angeführte
Shared letters: aefghnrtü. Private to "angeführt": -. Private to "angeführte": -.
"angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angeführte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angeführt" and "angeführte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "angeführt" vs "angeführte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angeführt" and "angeführte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,255,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeführt" and "angeführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,255,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.