angemachtvsaufgemachtWhich spelling fits?

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

#18,801
“angemacht” frequency rank
#13,314
“aufgemacht” frequency rank
32115
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angemacht aufgemacht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmachen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufmachen

Where the eye mixes angemacht and aufgemacht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angemacht runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against aufgemacht's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
angemacht
10 ch
aufgemacht

Look-alike desk: angemacht vs aufgemacht

A purely visual mix-up. angemacht ([ˈanɡəˌmaxt]) and aufgemacht ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌmaxt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angemacht is recorded at frequency rank #18,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmaxt]. aufgemacht is at rank #13,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌmaxt].

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 32115, this pair ranks #1,714,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angemacht vs aufgemacht

Shared letters: aceghmt. Private to "angemacht": n. Private to "aufgemacht": fu.

"angemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "aufgemacht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angemacht ← agnemacht · anegmacht · angeamcht · angemaccht · angemachht · angemachtt · angemacth · angemahct
  • aufgemacht ← afugemacht · aufegmacht · auffgemacht · aufgeamcht · aufgemaccht · aufgemachht · aufgemachtt · aufgemacth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angemacht" and "aufgemacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌmaxt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌmaxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angemacht" vs "aufgemacht" - which ranks higher?
"aufgemacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,314 in our German list, against #18,801 for "angemacht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "angemacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgemacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,714,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angemacht" and "aufgemacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angemacht vs angepackt". 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 #1,714,399 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