Which to use
“angehört” is a verb and “angehörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,271
- “angehört” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 37191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehört | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anhören | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set angehört and angehörten apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angehört is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t] while angehörten is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “angehört” sits inside “angehörten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehört is recorded at frequency rank #7,271, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]. angehörten is at rank #29,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 37191, this pair ranks #1,596,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angehört vs angehörten
Shared letters: aeghnrtö. Private to "angehört": -. Private to "angehörten": -.
"angehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angehört" and "angehörten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "angehört" or "angehörten"?
Remembering angehört vs angehörten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “angehört”; for an adjective, it's “angehörten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “angehört” entry
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