Which to use
“angehoben” and “angeworben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,023
- “angehoben” frequency rank
- #37,958
- “angeworben” frequency rank
- 52981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehoben | angeworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anheben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anwerben |
Where the eye mixes angehoben and angeworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between angehoben and angeworben
A purely visual mix-up. angehoben ([ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩]) and angeworben ([ˈanɡəˌvɔʁbn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52981, 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]. angeworben is at rank #37,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌvɔʁbn̩].
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 52981, this pair ranks #1,075,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angehoben vs angeworben
Shared letters: abegno. Private to "angehoben": h. Private to "angeworben": rw.
"angehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angeworben" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angehoben ← agnehoben · aneghoben · angehboen · angehhoben · angehobben · angehobenn · angehobne · angehoebn
- angeworben ← agneworben · anegworben · angeowrben · angewobren · angeworbben · angeworbenn · angeworbne · angeworebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angehoben" for "angeworben" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angehoben" or "angeworben" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "angehoben" and "angeworben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,075,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehoben" and "angeworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angeworben". 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 #1,075,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.