Which to use
“angekommen” is an unknown and “aufgekommen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,530
- “angekommen” frequency rank
- #36,192
- “aufgekommen” frequency rank
- 38722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angekommen | aufgekommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von ankommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufkommen |
Where the eye mixes angekommen and aufgekommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angekommen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against aufgekommen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angekommen and aufgekommen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angekommen is [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən] while aufgekommen is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 38722, 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]. aufgekommen is at rank #36,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən].
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 38722, this pair ranks #1,556,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angekommen vs aufgekommen
Shared letters: aegkmno. Private to "angekommen": -. Private to "aufgekommen": fu.
"angekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aufgekommen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angekommen ← agnekommen · anegkommen · angekkommen · angekmomen · angekomemn · angekomen · angekommenn · angekommne
- aufgekommen ← afugekommen · aufegkommen · auffgekommen · aufgekkommen · aufgekmomen · aufgekomemn · aufgekomen · aufgekommenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angekommen" for "aufgekommen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angekommen" or "aufgekommen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "angekommen" and "aufgekommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgekommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,556,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angekommen" and "aufgekommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgekommen vs aufgekommen". 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 #1,556,340 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.