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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "angeht" or "ärgert" show up more?
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.