Which to use
“angeführte” and “angeführten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,376
- “angeführte” frequency rank
- #20,493
- “angeführten” frequency rank
- 60869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeführte | angeführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt |
Where the eye mixes angeführte and angeführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angeführte runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against angeführten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angeführte with angeführten
A purely visual mix-up. angeführte ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and angeführten ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “angeführte” sits inside “angeführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeführte is recorded at frequency rank #40,376, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. 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 60869, this pair ranks #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angeführte vs angeführten
Shared letters: aefghnrtü. Private to "angeführte": -. Private to "angeführten": -.
"angeführte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "angeführten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angeführte" and "angeführten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "angeführte" or "angeführten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführte" 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 #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeführte" and "angeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #770,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.