Which to use
“angeführte” is an adjective and “angerührt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,376
- “angeführte” frequency rank
- #37,351
- “angerührt” frequency rank
- 77727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeführte | angerührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrühren |
Where the eye mixes angeführte and angerührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeführte runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against angerührt's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angeführte with angerührt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeführte is [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə] while angerührt is [ˈanɡəˌʁyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77727, 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]. 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 77727, this pair ranks #254,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of angeführte vs angerührt
Shared letters: aeghnrtü. Private to "angeführte": f. Private to "angerührt": -.
"angeführte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "angerührt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeführte" for "angerührt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angeführte" vs "angerührt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angeführte" 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 #254,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeführte" and "angerührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #254,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.