Which to use
“abgebogen” and “abgewogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,333
- “abgebogen” frequency rank
- #35,597
- “abgewogen” frequency rank
- 72930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgebogen | abgewogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbiegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwägen |
Where the eye mixes abgebogen and abgewogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgebogen and abgewogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abgebogen with abgewogen
A purely visual mix-up. abgebogen ([ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩]) and abgewogen ([ˈapɡəˌvoːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “abgebogen” becomes w in “abgewogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72930, 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]. abgewogen is at rank #35,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvoːɡn̩].
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 72930, this pair ranks #374,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgebogen vs abgewogen
Shared letters: abegno. Private to "abgebogen": -. Private to "abgewogen": w.
"abgebogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgewogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgebogen" and "abgewogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abgebogen" or "abgewogen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgebogen" and "abgewogen" 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 "abgewogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgebogen" and "abgewogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebogen 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 #374,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.