Which to use
“angehen” and “angehören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,757
- “angehen” frequency rank
- #9,137
- “angehören” frequency rank
- 15894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehen | angehören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät zum Laufen bringen, einschalten | Teil einer Gruppe, eines Gremiums, einer Organisation, eines Gebiets oder Ähnlichem sein |
Where the eye mixes angehen and angehören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angehen runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against angehören's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angehen with angehören
A purely visual mix-up. angehen ([ˈanˌɡeːən]) and angehören ([ˈanɡəˌhøːʁən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,757, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːən]. angehören is at rank #9,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁən].
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 15894, this pair ranks #1,940,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angehen vs angehören
Shared letters: aeghn. Private to "angehen": -. Private to "angehören": rö.
"angehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "angehören" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angehen ← agnehen · aneghen · angeehn · angehenn · angehhen · angehne · anggehen · angheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angehen" for "angehören" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angehen" vs "angehören" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehen" and "angehören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angehören vs anzugehören". 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 #1,940,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.