Which to use
“angeregt” is a verb and “angesagt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,998
- “angeregt” frequency rank
- #7,272
- “angesagt” frequency rank
- 18270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeregt | angesagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anregen | in Mode |
Where the eye mixes angeregt and angesagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angeregt and angesagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: angeregt vs angesagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angeregt is [ˈanɡəˌʁeːkt] while angesagt is [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeregt is recorded at frequency rank #10,998, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʁeːkt]. angesagt is at rank #7,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt].
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 18270, this pair ranks #1,919,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeregt vs angesagt
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "angeregt": r. Private to "angesagt": s.
"angeregt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angesagt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeregt" for "angesagt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angeregt" or "angesagt" 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 "angeregt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeregt" and "angesagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeregt vs anregt". 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 #1,919,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.