Which to use
“angehalten” is a verb and “angehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,503
- “angehalten” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 39423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehalten | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anhalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes angehalten and angehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angehalten and angehörten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: angehalten vs angehörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angehalten is [ˈanɡəˌhaltn̩] while angehörten is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehalten is recorded at frequency rank #9,503, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhaltn̩]. angehörten is at rank #29,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 39423, this pair ranks #1,537,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angehalten vs angehörten
Shared letters: aeghnt. Private to "angehalten": l. Private to "angehörten": rö.
"angehalten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angehalten ← agnehalten · aneghalten · angeahlten · angehaletn · angehallten · angehaltenn · angehaltne · angehaltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angehalten" and "angehörten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "angehalten" vs "angehörten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,537,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehalten" and "angehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angehörten". 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 #1,537,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.