Which to use
“angesagt” is an adjective and “ausgesagt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,272
- “angesagt” frequency rank
- #20,839
- “ausgesagt” frequency rank
- 28111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angesagt | ausgesagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Mode | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aussagen |
Where the eye mixes angesagt and ausgesagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. angesagt runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against ausgesagt's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between angesagt and ausgesagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angesagt is [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt] while ausgesagt is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzaːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angesagt is recorded at frequency rank #7,272, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt]. ausgesagt is at rank #20,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzaːkt].
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 28111, this pair ranks #1,790,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angesagt vs ausgesagt
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "angesagt": n. Private to "ausgesagt": u.
"angesagt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "ausgesagt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angesagt" and "ausgesagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "angesagt" vs "ausgesagt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angesagt" and "ausgesagt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angesagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgesagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angesagt" and "ausgesagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgesagt vs ausgespart". 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 #1,790,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.