Which to use
“angegangen” is an adjective and “aufgegangen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,813
- “angegangen” frequency rank
- #15,299
- “aufgegangen” frequency rank
- 31112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angegangen | aufgegangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufgehen |
Where the eye mixes angegangen and aufgegangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angegangen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against aufgegangen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angegangen vs aufgegangen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angegangen is [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən] while aufgegangen is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌɡaŋən]. 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 31112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angegangen is recorded at frequency rank #15,813, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]. aufgegangen is at rank #15,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌɡaŋən].
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 31112, this pair ranks #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angegangen vs aufgegangen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angegangen": -. Private to "aufgegangen": fu.
"angegangen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aufgegangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angegangen ← agnegangen · aneggangen · angeagngen · angegagnen · angeganegn · angegangenn · angeganggen · angegangne
- aufgegangen ← afugegangen · aufeggangen · auffgegangen · aufgeagngen · aufgegagnen · aufgeganegn · aufgegangenn · aufgeganggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angegangen" and "aufgegangen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angegangen" or "aufgegangen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angegangen" and "aufgegangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angegangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgegangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angegangen" and "aufgegangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgegangen vs angegangen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,734,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.