Which to use
“angekommen” is an unknown and “angenommen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,530
- “angekommen” frequency rank
- #1,956
- “angenommen” frequency rank
- 4486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angekommen | angenommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von ankommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs annehmen |
Where the eye mixes angekommen and angenommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angekommen and angenommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between angekommen and angenommen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angekommen is [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən] while angenommen is [ˈanɡəˌnɔmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - k in “angekommen” becomes n in “angenommen”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angekommen is recorded at frequency rank #2,530, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən]. angenommen is at rank #1,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌnɔmən].
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 4486, this pair ranks #1,997,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angekommen vs angenommen
Shared letters: aegmno. Private to "angekommen": k. Private to "angenommen": -.
"angekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angenommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angekommen ← agnekommen · anegkommen · angekkommen · angekmomen · angekomemn · angekomen · angekommenn · angekommne
- angenommen ← agnenommen · anegnommen · angenmomen · angennommen · angenomemn · angenomen · angenommenn · angenommne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angekommen" and "angenommen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "angekommen" or "angenommen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angenommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angekommen" and "angenommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angekommen vs angenommene". 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 #1,997,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.