Which to use
“angehörte” and “angehörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,608
- “angehörte” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- 57528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehörte | angehörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört |
Where the eye mixes angehörte and angehörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angehörte runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against angehörten's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angehörte and angehörten
A purely visual mix-up. angehörte ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tə]) and angehörten ([ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “angehörte” sits inside “angehörten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehörte is recorded at frequency rank #27,608, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tə]. 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 57528, this pair ranks #897,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angehörte vs angehörten
Shared letters: aeghnrtö. Private to "angehörte": -. Private to "angehörten": -.
"angehörte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angehörte" and "angehörten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "angehörte" or "angehörten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehörte" and "angehörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angehörten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #897,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.