angerufen

[ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]

/[ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“angerufen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,795
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-angerufen · angerufen · German

angerufen · rank #5,795 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,795
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeordnet

Nearest frequency peer: angeordnet (-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 „angerufen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „angerufen“ 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).

angerufen vs anrufen
78% similar
angerufen vs anzurufen
78% similar
angerufen vs aufgerufen
80% similar

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

Key facts for angerufen
PropertyValue
Headwordangerufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,795
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angerufen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.angerufenliegt 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: „angeordnet“ (#5,794), „Argentinien“ (#5,796), „Alarm“ (#5,793). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angerufen“ bei #5,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around angerufen (IPA [ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,795 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrufen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for angerufen, with forms such as "agnerufen", "anegrufen", and "angerfuen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anrufen", "anzurufen", "aufgerufen", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is angerufen, spelled A-N-G-E-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnerufen
  • anegrufen
  • angerfuen
  • angerrufen
  • angeruefn
  • angerufenn
  • angeruffen
  • angerufne
  • angeurfen
  • anggerufen
  • angreufen
  • anngerufen
  • nagerufen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnerufen2anegrufen2angerfuen2angerrufen1angeruefn2angerufenn1angeruffen1angerufne2
Edit distance from "angerufen"

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 "angerufen"?
"angerufen" is spelled A-N-G-E-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "angerufen" mean?
As a verb, "angerufen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anrufen
What words are commonly confused with "angerufen"?
"angerufen" is commonly confused with "anrufen", "anzurufen", "aufgerufen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angerufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angerufen" is [ˈanɡəˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angerufen" come from?
"angerufen" 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 "angerufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

betrunken#5,807Bezahlung#5,808vermissen#5,781Verdienst#5,779

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

vorwärts13 variantsSüdafrika13 variantsFlugzeuge13 variantsgesteckt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list