angeführtvsaufgeführtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,859
“angeführt” frequency rank
#4,589
“aufgeführt” frequency rank
12448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeführt aufgeführt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufführen

Where the eye mixes angeführt and aufgeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeführt runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against aufgeführt's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angeführt
10 ch
aufgeführt

Why the eye confuses angeführt with aufgeführt

A purely visual mix-up. angeführt ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and aufgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12448, 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]. aufgeführt is at rank #4,589, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 12448, this pair ranks #1,964,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeführt vs aufgeführt

Shared letters: aefghrtü. Private to "angeführt": n. Private to "aufgeführt": u.

"angeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "aufgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angeführt" and "aufgeführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angeführt" vs "aufgeführt" - which ranks higher?
"aufgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,589 in our German list, against #7,859 for "angeführt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "angeführt" and "aufgeführt" 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 "aufgeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,964,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeführt" and "aufgeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführt vs angeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,964,136 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