Which to use
“abgebogen” and “abgezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,333
- “abgebogen” frequency rank
- #8,504
- “abgezogen” frequency rank
- 45837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgebogen | abgezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbiegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abziehen |
Where the eye mixes abgebogen and abgezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abgebogen and abgezogen
A purely visual mix-up. abgebogen ([ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩]) and abgezogen ([ˈapɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 z in “abgezogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45837, 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]. abgezogen is at rank #8,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 45837, this pair ranks #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgebogen vs abgezogen
Shared letters: abegno. Private to "abgebogen": -. Private to "abgezogen": z.
"abgebogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgezogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgebogen" and "abgezogen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abgebogen" or "abgezogen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgebogen" and "abgezogen" 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 "abgezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgebogen" and "abgezogen" 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 #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.