Which to use
“angeführte” and “aufgeführte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,376
- “angeführte” frequency rank
- #42,350
- “aufgeführte” frequency rank
- 82726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeführte | aufgeführte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt |
Where the eye mixes angeführte and aufgeführte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeführte runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against aufgeführte's 11 (VVCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angeführte and aufgeführte
A purely visual mix-up. angeführte ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and aufgeführte ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) 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 82726, 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]. aufgeführte is at rank #42,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə].
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 82726, this pair ranks #152,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of angeführte vs aufgeführte
Shared letters: aefghrtü. Private to "angeführte": n. Private to "aufgeführte": u.
"angeführte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "aufgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeführte" for "aufgeführte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angeführte" vs "aufgeführte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "aufgeführte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeführte" and "aufgeführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs angerührt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.