Which to use
“abgebildet” is a verb and “abgebildete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,817
- “abgebildet” frequency rank
- #36,158
- “abgebildete” frequency rank
- 44975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgebildet | abgebildete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbilden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgebildet |
Where the eye mixes abgebildet and abgebildete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abgebildet vs abgebildete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgebildet is [ˈapɡəˌbɪldət] while abgebildete is [ˈapɡəˌbɪldətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abgebildet” sits inside “abgebildete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgebildet is recorded at frequency rank #8,817, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌbɪldət]. abgebildete is at rank #36,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌbɪldətə].
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 44975, this pair ranks #1,368,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgebildet vs abgebildete
Shared letters: abdegilt. Private to "abgebildet": -. Private to "abgebildete": -.
"abgebildet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abgebildete" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgebildet ← abbgebildet · abegbildet · abgbeildet · abgebbildet · abgebidlet · abgebilddet · abgebildett · abgebildte
- abgebildete ← abbgebildete · abegbildete · abgbeildete · abgebbildete · abgebidlete · abgebilddete · abgebildeet · abgebildette
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "abgebildet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgebildete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgebildet" and "abgebildete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebildete vs abgebildeten". 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 #1,368,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.