Which to use
“angegeben” and “angesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,019
- “angegeben” frequency rank
- #2,578
- “angesehen” frequency rank
- 5597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angegeben | angesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in eindeutiger Weise beschrieben beziehungsweise von anderen Möglichkeiten abgegrenzt | von (vielen) Menschen geschätzt und respektiert |
Where the eye mixes angegeben and angesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses angegeben with angesehen
A purely visual mix-up. angegeben ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and angesehen ([ˈanɡəˌzeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5597, 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]. angesehen is at rank #2,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːən].
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 5597, this pair ranks #1,994,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angegeben vs angesehen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angegeben": b. Private to "angesehen": hs.
"angegeben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angesehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angegeben" for "angesehen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angegeben" or "angesehen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angegeben" and "angesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesehen vs angesehener". 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 #1,994,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.