Which to use
“angehören” and “angelogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,137
- “angehören” frequency rank
- #37,955
- “angelogen” frequency rank
- 47092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehören | angelogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil einer Gruppe, eines Gremiums, einer Organisation, eines Gebiets oder Ähnlichem sein | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anlügen |
Where the eye mixes angehören and angelogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angehören and angelogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses angehören with angelogen
A purely visual mix-up. angehören ([ˈanɡəˌhøːʁən]) and angelogen ([ˈanɡəˌloːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47092, 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]. angelogen is at rank #37,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌloːɡn̩].
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 47092, this pair ranks #1,296,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angehören vs angelogen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angehören": hrö. Private to "angelogen": lo.
"angehören" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angelogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angelogen ← agnelogen · aneglogen · angelgoen · angellogen · angeloegn · angelogenn · angeloggen · angelogne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angehören" for "angelogen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angehören" vs "angelogen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angehören" and "angelogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angelogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,296,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehören" and "angelogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelegen vs angelogen". 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 #1,296,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.