Which to use
“angry” is an adjective and “Angst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,511
- “angry” frequency rank
- #578
- “Angst” frequency rank
- 35089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angry | Angst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wütend, verärgert | Gefühl der (existentiellen) Furcht oder Sorge, etwa bei einer Bedrohung |
Where the eye mixes angry and Angst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: angry vs Angst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angry is [ˈæŋɡrɪ] while Angst is [aŋst]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angry is recorded at frequency rank #34,511, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈæŋɡrɪ]. Angst is at rank #578, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aŋst].
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 35089, this pair ranks #1,648,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angry vs Angst
Shared letters: agn. Private to "angry": ry. Private to "Angst": st.
"angry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Angst" · 5 letters · shape VCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angry" and "Angst" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "angry" or "Angst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "angry" and "Angst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Angst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,648,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angry" and "Angst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angle vs angry". 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 #1,648,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.