angehörtvsangehtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,271
“angehört” frequency rank
#3,423
“angeht” frequency rank
10694
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angehört angeht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anhören 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angehen

Where the eye mixes angehört and angeht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angehört runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against angeht's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
angehört
6 ch
angeht

Why the eye confuses angehört with angeht

A purely visual mix-up. angehört ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) and angeht ([ˈanˌɡeːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10694, 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]. angeht is at rank #3,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːt].

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 10694, this pair ranks #1,973,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angehört vs angeht

Shared letters: aeghnt. Private to "angehört": rö. Private to "angeht": -.

"angehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "angeht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeht ← agneht · aneght · angehht · angehtt · angeth · anggeht · anghet · anngeht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angehört" and "angeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯t] versus [ˈanˌɡeːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angehört" or "angeht"?
"angeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,423 in our German list, against #7,271 for "angehört". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angehört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,973,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angehört" and "angeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeht vs anregt". 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 #1,973,815 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