angehtvsärgertTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,423
“angeht” frequency rank
#10,786
“ärgert” frequency rank
14209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeht ärgert
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ärgern

Where the eye mixes angeht and ärgert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. angeht and ärgert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
angeht
6 ch
ärgert

Look-alike desk: angeht vs ärgert

A purely visual mix-up. angeht ([ˈanˌɡeːt]) and ärgert ([ˈɛʁɡɐt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeht is recorded at frequency rank #3,423, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːt]. ärgert is at rank #10,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐt].

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 14209, this pair ranks #1,952,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeht vs ärgert

Shared letters: egt. Private to "angeht": ahn. Private to "ärgert": rä.

"angeht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "ärgert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeht" and "ärgert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌɡeːt] versus [ˈɛʁɡɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "angeht" or "ärgert" show up more?
"angeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,423 in our German list, against #10,786 for "ärgert". 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 "angeht" and "ärgert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ärgert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,952,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeht" and "ärgert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ärgert vs ärmere". 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 #1,952,819 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