angeführtenvsaufgeführtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,493
“angeführten” frequency rank
#13,544
“aufgeführten” frequency rank
34037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeführten aufgeführten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angeführt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt

Where the eye mixes angeführten and aufgeführten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. angeführten runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCCVC) against aufgeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
angeführten
12 ch
aufgeführten

Look-alike desk: angeführten vs aufgeführten

A purely visual mix-up. angeführten ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and aufgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 34037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeführten is recorded at frequency rank #20,493, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. aufgeführten is at rank #13,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].

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 34037, this pair ranks #1,672,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeführten vs aufgeführten

Shared letters: aefghnrtü. Private to "angeführten": -. Private to "aufgeführten": u.

"angeführten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC  ·  "aufgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeführten" and "aufgeführten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angeführten" or "aufgeführten" show up more?
"aufgeführten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,544 in our German list, against #20,493 for "angeführten". 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 "angeführten" and "aufgeführten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeführten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,672,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeführten" and "aufgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs angeführten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,672,399 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