Which to use
“angehören” is a verb and “Angehörigen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,137
- “angehören” frequency rank
- #4,094
- “Angehörigen” frequency rank
- 13231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehören | Angehörigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil einer Gruppe, eines Gremiums, einer Organisation, eines Gebiets oder Ähnlichem sein | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Angehöriger |
Where the eye mixes angehören and Angehörigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angehören runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against Angehörigen's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angehören vs Angehörigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angehören is [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁən] while Angehörigen is [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehören is recorded at frequency rank #9,137, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁən]. Angehörigen is at rank #4,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡn̩].
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 13231, this pair ranks #1,959,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angehören vs Angehörigen
Shared letters: aeghnrö. Private to "angehören": -. Private to "Angehörigen": i.
"angehören" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "Angehörigen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angehören" and "Angehörigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angehören" or "Angehörigen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Angehörigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehören" and "Angehörigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angehören vs anzugehören". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,959,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.