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 eye mixes angeführt and angeführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeführt runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against angeführten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angeführt vs angeführten
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeführt" for "angeführten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angeführt" or "angeführten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeführt" and "angeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs angeführten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,786,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.