Which to use
“angekommen” is an unknown and “ankommen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,530
- “angekommen” frequency rank
- #5,905
- “ankommen” frequency rank
- 8435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angekommen | ankommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von ankommen | einen Ort, ein Ziel erreichen |
Where the eye mixes angekommen and ankommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angekommen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against ankommen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angekommen vs ankommen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angekommen is [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən] while ankommen is [ˈanˌkɔmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8435, 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]. ankommen is at rank #5,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmən].
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 8435, this pair ranks #1,984,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angekommen vs ankommen
Shared letters: aekmno. Private to "angekommen": g. Private to "ankommen": -.
"angekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "ankommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angekommen ← agnekommen · anegkommen · angekkommen · angekmomen · angekomemn · angekomen · angekommenn · angekommne
- ankommen ← aknommen · ankkommen · ankmomen · ankomemn · ankomen · ankommenn · ankommne · annkommen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angekommen" for "ankommen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "angekommen" vs "ankommen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "angekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angekommen" and "ankommen" 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 #1,984,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.