angeben

[ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“angeben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,142
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten

Corpus desk

Index DE-angeben · angeben · German

angeben · rank #6,142 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,142
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtszeit

Nearest frequency peer: Amtszeit (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „angeben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „angeben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

angeben vs angeln
71% similar
angeben vs Angebot
57% similar
angeben vs ansehen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for angeben
PropertyValue
Headwordangeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,142
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angeben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).angebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Amtszeit“ (#6,141), „anhören“ (#6,143), „alternativ“ (#6,140). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angeben“ bei #6,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around angeben (IPA [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,142 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for angeben, with forms such as "agneben", "anegben", and "angbeen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "angeln", "Angebot", "ansehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is angeben, spelled A-N-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten
  2. 2
    sich wichtiger erscheinen lassen als man ist; prahlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how angeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Versicherung gab er seine neue Adresse an.
  2. „In Umfragen geben über 80 Prozent an, dass sie einen weiteren Ausbau der Windenergie begrüßen würden.“

Synonyms

anführenbehauptenbekannt gebenhinweisenmitteilennennenvorbringenaufschneidenprahlenprotzenwichtig tun

This word in other languages

state(English)indicar(Español)indiquer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agneben
  • anegben
  • angbeen
  • angebben
  • angebenn
  • angebne
  • angeebn
  • anggeben
  • anngeben
  • nageben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angeben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agneben2anegben2angbeen2angebben1angebenn1angebne2angeebn2anggeben1
Edit distance from "angeben"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angeben"?
"angeben" is spelled A-N-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "angeben" mean?
As a verb, "angeben" means: Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten
What words are commonly confused with "angeben"?
"angeben" is commonly confused with "angeln", "Angebot", "ansehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angeben" is [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angeben" come from?
"angeben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "angeben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anhören#6,143Abfahrt#6,136Ausflug#6,153Bamberg#6,156

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list