Which to use
“angesehen” and “angesehener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,578
- “angesehen” frequency rank
- #37,957
- “angesehener” frequency rank
- 40535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angesehen | angesehener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von (vielen) Menschen geschätzt und respektiert | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs angesehen |
Where the eye mixes angesehen and angesehener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angesehen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angesehener's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses angesehen with angesehener
A purely visual mix-up. angesehen ([ˈanɡəˌzeːən]) and angesehener ([ˈanɡəˌzeːənɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “angesehen” sits inside “angesehener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angesehen is recorded at frequency rank #2,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːən]. angesehener is at rank #37,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːənɐ].
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 40535, this pair ranks #1,505,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angesehen vs angesehener
Shared letters: aeghns. Private to "angesehen": -. Private to "angesehener": r.
"angesehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angesehener" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angesehen ← agnesehen · anegsehen · angeeshen · angeseehn · angesehenn · angesehhen · angesehne · angesheen
- angesehener ← agnesehener · anegsehener · angeeshener · angeseehner · angeseheenr · angesehenerr · angesehenner · angesehenre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angesehen" and "angesehener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angesehen" or "angesehener"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesehener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angesehen" and "angesehener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesehene vs angesehener". 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 #1,505,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.