angegangen

[ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]

/[ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]/ adj

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The verdict

“angegangen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,813
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei

Corpus desk

Index DE-angegangen · angegangen · German

angegangen · rank #15,813 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,813
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angebotenen

Nearest frequency peer: angebotenen (-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 „angegangen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „angegangen“ 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).

angegangen vs Anregungen
70% similar
angegangen vs ausgegangen
82% similar
angegangen vs aufgegangen
82% similar

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

Key facts for angegangen
PropertyValue
Headwordangegangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,813
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angegangen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angebotenen“ (#15,812), „angegebene“ (#15,814), „Albanien“ (#15,811). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angegangen“ bei #15,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around angegangen (IPA [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,813 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for angegangen, with forms such as "agnegangen", "aneggangen", and "angeagngen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anregungen", "ausgegangen", "aufgegangen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is angegangen, spelled A-N-G-E-G-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ist der Quark noch gut? Nein, er ist schon angegangen.
  2. „Die Stiftung Warentest hat beim Bierschinkentest […] festgestellt, dass rund ein Drittel der Proben am Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum bereits vergammelt war. Angegangene Ware können Sie übrigens zurückgeben.“

Antonyms

nochfrischgut

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnegangen
  • aneggangen
  • angeagngen
  • angegagnen
  • angeganegn
  • angegangenn
  • angeganggen
  • angegangne
  • angeganngen
  • angeggangen
  • angegnagen
  • anggeangen
  • anggegangen
  • anngegangen
  • nagegangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angegangen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agnegangen2aneggangen2angeagngen2angegagnen2angeganegn2angegangenn1angeganggen1angegangne2
Edit distance from "angegangen"

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 "angegangen"?
"angegangen" is spelled A-N-G-E-G-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən].
What does "angegangen" mean?
As an adjective, "angegangen" means: etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei
What words are commonly confused with "angegangen"?
"angegangen" is commonly confused with "Anregungen", "ausgegangen", "aufgegangen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angegangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angegangen" is [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angegangen" come from?
"angegangen" 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 "angegangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

angegebene#15,814abzulehnen#15,808Abweichung#15,807aufbrechen#15,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ausprägung15 variantsAuszahlung15 variantszuzuordnen15 variantsWahrheiten15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list