angekündigtvsankündigtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“angekündigt” and “ankündigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,938
“angekündigt” frequency rank
#28,057
“ankündigt” frequency rank
31995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angekündigt ankündigt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ankündigen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankündigen

Where the eye mixes angekündigt and ankündigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angekündigt runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against ankündigt's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
angekündigt
9 ch
ankündigt

Visual trap between angekündigt and ankündigt

A purely visual mix-up. angekündigt ([ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçt]) and ankündigt ([ˈanˌkʏndɪçt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31995, 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]. ankündigt is at rank #28,057, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkʏndɪçt].

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 31995, this pair ranks #1,716,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angekündigt vs ankündigt

Shared letters: adgikntü. Private to "angekündigt": e. Private to "ankündigt": -.

"angekündigt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC  ·  "ankündigt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angekündigt" and "ankündigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌkʏndɪçt] versus [ˈanˌkʏndɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angekündigt" vs "ankündigt" - which ranks higher?
"angekündigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,938 in our German list, against #28,057 for "ankündigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "angekündigt" and "ankündigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angekündigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ankündigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,716,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angekündigt" and "ankündigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ankündigt vs ankündigte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,716,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list