AngehörigenvsAngehörigerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,094
“Angehörigen” frequency rank
#23,006
“Angehöriger” frequency rank
27100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Angehörigen Angehöriger
Definition Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Angehöriger eine Person, die zu einer bestimmten Gruppe gerechnet wird

Where the eye mixes Angehörigen and Angehöriger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Angehörigen and Angehöriger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Angehörigen
11 ch
Angehöriger

Visual trap between Angehörigen and Angehöriger

A purely visual mix-up. Angehörigen ([ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡn̩]) and Angehöriger ([ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Angehörigen” becomes r in “Angehöriger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Angehörigen is recorded at frequency rank #4,094, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡn̩]. Angehöriger is at rank #23,006, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡɐ].

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 27100, this pair ranks #1,807,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Angehörigen vs Angehöriger

Shared letters: aeghinrö. Private to "Angehörigen": -. Private to "Angehöriger": -.

"Angehörigen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "Angehöriger" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Angehörigen" and "Angehöriger" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌhøːʁɪɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Angehörigen" vs "Angehöriger" - which ranks higher?
"Angehörigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,094 in our German list, against #23,006 for "Angehöriger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Angehörigen" and "Angehöriger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Angehörigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Angehöriger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,807,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Angehörigen" and "Angehöriger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angehörigen vs angehörten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,807,364 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