angefangen

[ˈanɡəˌfaŋən]

/[ˈanɡəˌfaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“angefangen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,098
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-angefangen · angefangen · German

angefangen · rank #2,098 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,098
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH West

Nearest frequency peer: West (-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 „angefangen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „angefangen“ 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).

angefangen vs anzufangen
80% similar
angefangen vs angegangen
90% similar
angefangen vs angeflogen
80% similar

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

Key facts for angefangen
PropertyValue
Headwordangefangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanɡəˌfaŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,098
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angefangen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.angefangenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „West“ (#2,097), „Beschreibung“ (#2,099), „weshalb“ (#2,096). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angefangen“ bei #2,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around angefangen (IPA [ˈanɡəˌfaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,098 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for angefangen, with forms such as "agnefangen", "anegfangen", and "angeafngen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "anzufangen", "angegangen", "angeflogen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is angefangen, spelled A-N-G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnefangen
  • anegfangen
  • angeafngen
  • angefagnen
  • angefanegn
  • angefangenn
  • angefanggen
  • angefangne
  • angefanngen
  • angeffangen
  • angefnagen
  • angfeangen
  • anggefangen
  • anngefangen
  • nagefangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angefangen - 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.

agnefangen2anegfangen2angeafngen2angefagnen2angefanegn2angefangenn1angefanggen1angefangne2
Edit distance from "angefangen"

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 "angefangen"?
"angefangen" is spelled A-N-G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌfaŋən].
What does "angefangen" mean?
As a verb, "angefangen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anfangen
What words are commonly confused with "angefangen"?
"angefangen" is commonly confused with "anzufangen", "angegangen", "angeflogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angefangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angefangen" is [ˈanɡəˌfaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angefangen" come from?
"angefangen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefährlich#2,108sogenannte#2,125geschaffen#2,064gemeinsame#2,062

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

eingestellt15 variantsstattdessen15 variantsgeschickt15 variantspraktisch15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list