Which to use
“angegeben” and “angegebene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,019
- “angegeben” frequency rank
- #15,814
- “angegebene” frequency rank
- 18833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angegeben | angegebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in eindeutiger Weise beschrieben beziehungsweise von anderen Möglichkeiten abgegrenzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angegeben |
Where the eye mixes angegeben and angegebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angegeben runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angegebene's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angegeben vs angegebene
A purely visual mix-up. angegeben ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and angegebene ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənə]) 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) - “angegeben” sits inside “angegebene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angegeben is recorded at frequency rank #3,019, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. angegebene is at rank #15,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənə].
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 18833, this pair ranks #1,914,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angegeben vs angegebene
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "angegeben": -. Private to "angegebene": -.
"angegeben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angegebene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- angegeben ← agnegeben · aneggeben · angeegben · angegbeen · angegebben · angegebenn · angegebne · angegeebn
- angegebene ← agnegebene · aneggebene · angeegbene · angegbeene · angegebbene · angegebeen · angegebnee · angegeebne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angegeben" and "angegebene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angegeben" or "angegebene"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angegebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angegeben" and "angegebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgegebene vs angegebene". 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 #1,914,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.