Which to use
“angehörten” is an adjective and “angeworben” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,920
- “angehörten” frequency rank
- #37,958
- “angeworben” frequency rank
- 67878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehörten | angeworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angehört | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anwerben |
Where the eye mixes angehörten and angeworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angehörten and angeworben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: angehörten vs angeworben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angehörten is [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩] while angeworben is [ˈanɡəˌvɔʁbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehörten is recorded at frequency rank #29,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhøːɐ̯tn̩]. angeworben is at rank #37,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌvɔʁbn̩].
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 67878, this pair ranks #525,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angehörten vs angeworben
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "angehörten": htö. Private to "angeworben": bow.
"angehörten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angeworben" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeworben ← agneworben · anegworben · angeowrben · angewobren · angeworbben · angeworbenn · angeworbne · angeworebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angehörten" for "angeworben" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angehörten" or "angeworben" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehörten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #525,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehörten" and "angeworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeboren vs angeworben". 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 #525,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.