Which to use
“angehoben” is a verb and “angehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,023
- “angehoben” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 44943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehoben | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anheben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes angehoben and angehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angehoben runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angehörten's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angehoben and angehörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angehoben is [ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩] while angehörten is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehoben is recorded at frequency rank #15,023, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩]. 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 44943, this pair ranks #1,369,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angehoben vs angehörten
Shared letters: aeghn. Private to "angehoben": bo. Private to "angehörten": rtö.
"angehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angehoben ← agnehoben · aneghoben · angehboen · angehhoben · angehobben · angehobenn · angehobne · angehoebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angehoben" for "angehörten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angehoben" or "angehörten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehoben" 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 #1,369,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehoben" 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 #1,369,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.