Which to use
“angemacht” and “ausgemacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,801
- “angemacht” frequency rank
- #10,811
- “ausgemacht” frequency rank
- 29612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angemacht | ausgemacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmachen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausmachen |
Where the eye mixes angemacht and ausgemacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angemacht runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against ausgemacht's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angemacht with ausgemacht
A purely visual mix-up. angemacht ([ˈanɡəˌmaxt]) and ausgemacht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmaxt]) 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 29612, 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]. ausgemacht is at rank #10,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmaxt].
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 29612, this pair ranks #1,763,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angemacht vs ausgemacht
Shared letters: aceghmt. Private to "angemacht": n. Private to "ausgemacht": su.
"angemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "ausgemacht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angemacht ← agnemacht · anegmacht · angeamcht · angemaccht · angemachht · angemachtt · angemacth · angemahct
- ausgemacht ← asugemacht · augsemacht · ausegmacht · ausgeamcht · ausgemaccht · ausgemachht · ausgemachtt · ausgemacth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angemacht" and "ausgemacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "angemacht" or "ausgemacht" show up more?
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 "ausgemacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angemacht" and "ausgemacht" 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 #1,763,592 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.