abgebautvsabgehaktConfusable pair

Which to use

“abgebaut” and “abgehakt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,707
“abgebaut” frequency rank
#30,420
“abgehakt” frequency rank
38127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgebaut abgehakt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbauen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhaken

Where the eye mixes abgebaut and abgehakt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abgebaut (VCCVCVVC) and abgehakt (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
abgebaut
8 ch
abgehakt

Look-alike desk: abgebaut vs abgehakt

A purely visual mix-up. abgebaut ([ˈapɡəˌbaʊ̯t]) and abgehakt ([ˈapɡəˌhaːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgebaut is recorded at frequency rank #7,707, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌbaʊ̯t]. abgehakt is at rank #30,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhaːkt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 38127, this pair ranks #1,572,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgebaut vs abgehakt

Shared letters: abegt. Private to "abgebaut": u. Private to "abgehakt": hk.

"abgebaut" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "abgehakt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgebaut ← abbgebaut · abegbaut · abgbeaut · abgeabut · abgebatu · abgebautt · abgebbaut · abgebuat
  • abgehakt ← abbgehakt · abeghakt · abgeahkt · abgehakkt · abgehaktt · abgehatk · abgehhakt · abgehkat

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abgebaut" and "abgehakt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌbaʊ̯t] versus [ˈapɡəˌhaːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgebaut" or "abgehakt"?
"abgebaut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,707 in our German list, against #30,420 for "abgehakt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgebaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgehakt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,572,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgebaut" and "abgehakt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgehakt vs abgehängt". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,572,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list