angehen

[ˈanˌɡeːən]

/[ˈanˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“angehen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,757
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gerät zum Laufen bringen, einschalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-angehen · angehen · German

angehen · rank #6,757 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,757
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Achte

Nearest frequency peer: Achte (-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 „angehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „angehen“ 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).

angehen vs angeht
71% similar
angehen vs angeln
71% similar
angehen vs ansehe
71% similar

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

Key facts for angehen
PropertyValue
Headwordangehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡeːən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,757
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angehen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.angehenliegt 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: „Achte“ (#6,756), „Anleger“ (#6,758), „Abzug“ (#6,755). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angehen“ bei #6,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around angehen (IPA [ˈanˌɡeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,757 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for angehen, with forms such as "agnehen", "aneghen", and "angeehn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "angeht", "angeln", "ansehe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is angehen, spelled A-N-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gerät zum Laufen bringen, einschalten
  2. 2
    anfangen zu leuchten
  3. 3
    anpacken, etwas umzusetzen, etwas in Angriff nehmen
  4. 4
    mit etwas zu tun haben oder in Verbindung stehen
  5. 5
    sich mit einer Bitte um etwas bei jemandem bemerkbar machen
  6. 6
    gegen etwas Gewalt gebrauchen, sich gegen etwas zur Wehr setzen
  7. 7
    eine Verbindung mit dem Boden eingehen, indem die Wurzeln der Pflanzen festwachsen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Fernseher geht nicht mehr an.
  2. Warte bis das Licht angeht.

Antonyms

ausgehen

This word in other languages

come on(English)prender(Español)s'allumer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnehen
  • aneghen
  • angeehn
  • angehenn
  • angehhen
  • angehne
  • anggehen
  • angheen
  • anngehen
  • nagehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angehen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agnehen2aneghen2angeehn2angehenn1angehhen1angehne2anggehen1angheen2
Edit distance from "angehen"

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 "angehen"?
"angehen" is spelled A-N-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡeːən].
What does "angehen" mean?
As a verb, "angehen" means: ein Gerät zum Laufen bringen, einschalten
What words are commonly confused with "angehen"?
"angehen" is commonly confused with "angeht", "angeln", "ansehe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angehen" is [ˈanˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angehen" come from?
"angehen" 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 "angehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Anleger#6,758Arabien#6,759Abstieg#6,754Vorgang#6,745

Similar misspelling depth

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

besiegt10 variantserwiesen10 variantsMythos10 variantsMessung10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list