Which to use
“angeschafft” and “angeschaut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,158
- “angeschafft” frequency rank
- #6,267
- “angeschaut” frequency rank
- 24425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeschafft | angeschaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anschaffen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anschauen |
Where the eye mixes angeschafft and angeschaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angeschafft runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCC) against angeschaut's 10 (VCCVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angeschafft with angeschaut
A purely visual mix-up. angeschafft ([ˈanɡəˌʃaft]) and angeschaut ([ˈanɡəˌʃaʊ̯t]) 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 24425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeschafft is recorded at frequency rank #18,158, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃaft]. angeschaut is at rank #6,267, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃaʊ̯t].
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 24425, this pair ranks #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeschafft vs angeschaut
Shared letters: aceghnst. Private to "angeschafft": f. Private to "angeschaut": u.
"angeschafft" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "angeschaut" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angeschafft ← agneschafft · anegschafft · angecshafft · angescahfft · angescchafft · angeschafftt · angeschaft · angeschaftf
- angeschaut ← agneschaut · anegschaut · angecshaut · angescahut · angescchaut · angeschatu · angeschautt · angeschhaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angeschafft" for "angeschaut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "angeschafft" or "angeschaut" 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 "angeschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeschaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeschafft" and "angeschaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeschafft vs angeschafft". 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 #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.