Which to use
“angerufen” and “anzurufen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,795
- “angerufen” frequency rank
- #16,352
- “anzurufen” frequency rank
- 22147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angerufen | anzurufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrufen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anrufen |
Where the eye mixes angerufen and anzurufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angerufen and anzurufen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: angerufen vs anzurufen
A purely visual mix-up. angerufen ([ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]) and anzurufen ([ˈant͡suˌʁuːfn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angerufen is recorded at frequency rank #5,795, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]. anzurufen is at rank #16,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈant͡suˌʁuːfn̩].
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 22147, this pair ranks #1,877,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angerufen vs anzurufen
Shared letters: aefnru. Private to "angerufen": g. Private to "anzurufen": z.
"angerufen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "anzurufen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "angerufen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anzurufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angerufen" and "anzurufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anzurufen vs aufzurufen". 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 #1,877,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.