Which to use
“angegeben” is an adjective and “angehoben” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,019
- “angegeben” frequency rank
- #15,023
- “angehoben” frequency rank
- 18042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angegeben | angehoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in eindeutiger Weise beschrieben beziehungsweise von anderen Möglichkeiten abgegrenzt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anheben |
Where the eye mixes angegeben and angehoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angegeben and angehoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between angegeben and angehoben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angegeben is [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbn̩] while angehoben is [ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18042, 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]. angehoben is at rank #15,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩].
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 18042, this pair ranks #1,921,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angegeben vs angehoben
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "angegeben": -. Private to "angehoben": ho.
"angegeben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angegeben" for "angehoben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angegeben" or "angehoben"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "angegeben" and "angehoben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angegeben" and "angehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angehoben". 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 #1,921,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.