angegebenenvsangesehenenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,715
“angegebenen” frequency rank
#23,412
“angesehenen” frequency rank
31127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angegebenen angesehenen
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angegeben Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angesehen

Where the eye mixes angegebenen and angesehenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angegebenen and angesehenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
angegebenen
11 ch
angesehenen

Look-alike desk: angegebenen vs angesehenen

A purely visual mix-up. angegebenen ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənən]) and angesehenen ([ˈanɡəˌzeːənən]) 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 31127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angegebenen is recorded at frequency rank #7,715, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənən]. angesehenen is at rank #23,412, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːənən].

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 31127, this pair ranks #1,734,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angegebenen vs angesehenen

Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angegebenen": b. Private to "angesehenen": hs.

"angegebenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "angesehenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angegebenen ← agnegebenen · aneggebenen · angeegbenen · angegbeenen · angegebbenen · angegebeenn · angegebenenn · angegebenne
  • angesehenen ← agnesehenen · anegsehenen · angeeshenen · angeseehnen · angeseheenn · angesehenenn · angesehenne · angesehennen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angegebenen" and "angesehenen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənən] versus [ˈanɡəˌzeːənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angegebenen" or "angesehenen"?
"angegebenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,715 in our German list, against #23,412 for "angesehenen". 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 "angegebenen" and "angesehenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angegebenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angesehenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,734,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angegebenen" and "angesehenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesehenen 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 #1,734,265 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