angehobenvsausgehobenWhich spelling fits?

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

#15,023
“angehoben” frequency rank
#35,641
“ausgehoben” frequency rank
50664
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angehoben ausgehoben
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anheben Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausheben

Where the eye mixes angehoben and ausgehoben

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angehoben runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against ausgehoben's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angehoben
10 ch
ausgehoben

Visual trap between angehoben and ausgehoben

A purely visual mix-up. angehoben ([ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩]) and ausgehoben ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩]) 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 50664, 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]. ausgehoben is at rank #35,641, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩].

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 50664, this pair ranks #1,165,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of angehoben vs ausgehoben

Shared letters: abeghno. Private to "angehoben": -. Private to "ausgehoben": su.

"angehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "ausgehoben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angehobenagnehoben · aneghoben · angehboen · angehhoben · angehobben · angehobenn · angehobne · angehoebn
  • ausgehobenasugehoben · augsehoben · auseghoben · ausgehboen · ausgehhoben · ausgehobben · ausgehobenn · ausgehobne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angehoben" and "ausgehoben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌhoːbn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angehoben" or "ausgehoben" show up more?
"angehoben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,023 in our German list, against #35,641 for "ausgehoben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ausgehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,165,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angehoben" and "ausgehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehoben vs ausgewogen". 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 #1,165,195 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