Which to use
“angekündigt” is a verb and “angekündigten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,938
- “angekündigt” frequency rank
- #20,825
- “angekündigten” frequency rank
- 24763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angekündigt | angekündigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ankündigen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angekündigt |
Where the eye mixes angekündigt and angekündigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. angekündigt runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against angekündigten's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angekündigt with angekündigten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angekündigt is [ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçt] while angekündigten is [ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “angekündigt” sits inside “angekündigten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angekündigt is recorded at frequency rank #3,938, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçt]. angekündigten is at rank #20,825, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçtn̩].
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 24763, this pair ranks #1,843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angekündigt vs angekündigten
Shared letters: adegikntü. Private to "angekündigt": -. Private to "angekündigten": -.
"angekündigt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "angekündigten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "angekündigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angekündigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angekündigt" and "angekündigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angekündigte vs angekündigten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,843,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.