angeführtvsangeführtenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: angeführt is a verb, angeführten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“angeführt” is a verb and “angeführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,859
“angeführt” frequency rank
#20,493
“angeführten” frequency rank
28352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeführt angeführten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set angeführt and angeführten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
angeführt
11 ch
angeführten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeführt is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] while angeführten is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “angeführt” sits inside “angeführten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28352, 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]. angeführten is at rank #20,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].

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 28352, this pair ranks #1,786,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeführt vs angeführten

Shared letters: aefghnrtü. Private to "angeführt": -. Private to "angeführten": -.

"angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "angeführten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

angeführt#7,859
angeführten#20,493

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeführt" and "angeführten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "angeführt" is a verb and "angeführten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "angeführt" or "angeführten"?
"angeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,859 in our German list, against #20,493 for "angeführten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering angeführt vs angeführten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “angeführt”; for an adjective, it's “angeführten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “angeführt” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list