angeführtvsangerührtTell them apart

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

#7,859
“angeführt” frequency rank
#37,351
“angerührt” frequency rank
45210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeführt angerührt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrühren

Where the eye mixes angeführt and angerührt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeführt and angerührt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
angeführt
9 ch
angerührt

Look-alike desk: angeführt vs angerührt

A purely visual mix-up. angeführt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and angerührt ([ˈanɡəˌʁyːɐ̯t]) 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 - f in “angeführt” becomes r in “angerührt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45210, 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]. angerührt is at rank #37,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʁyːɐ̯t].

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 45210, this pair ranks #1,360,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angeführt vs angerührt

Shared letters: aeghnrtü. Private to "angeführt": f. Private to "angerührt": -.

"angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "angerührt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeführt" and "angerührt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈanɡəˌʁyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angeführt" or "angerührt" show up more?
"angeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,859 in our German list, against #37,351 for "angerührt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "angeführt" and "angerührt" 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 "angerührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,360,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeführt" and "angerührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs angerührt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,360,786 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