Which to use
“abgebogen” is a verb and “abgelegen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,333
- “abgebogen” frequency rank
- #49,436
- “abgelegen” frequency rank
- 86769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgebogen | abgelegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbiegen | weit weg und schlecht zugänglich |
Where the eye mixes abgebogen and abgelegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgebogen and abgelegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgebogen and abgelegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgebogen is [ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩] while abgelegen is [ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgebogen is recorded at frequency rank #37,333, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩]. abgelegen is at rank #49,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩].
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 86769, this pair ranks #89,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgebogen vs abgelegen
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgebogen": o. Private to "abgelegen": l.
"abgebogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgelegen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgebogen" and "abgelegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abgebogen" or "abgelegen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgebogen" and "abgelegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgebogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgebogen" and "abgelegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeladen vs abgelegen". 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 #89,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.