abgebogenvsangebotenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,333
“abgebogen” frequency rank
#1,757
“angeboten” frequency rank
39090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgebogen angeboten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbiegen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anbieten

Where the eye mixes abgebogen and angeboten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgebogen and angeboten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
abgebogen
9 ch
angeboten

Look-alike desk: abgebogen vs angeboten

A purely visual mix-up. abgebogen ([ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩]) and angeboten ([ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩]) 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 39090, 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]. angeboten is at rank #1,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩].

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 39090, this pair ranks #1,546,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgebogen vs angeboten

Shared letters: abegno. Private to "abgebogen": -. Private to "angeboten": t.

"abgebogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "angeboten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgebogen ← abbgebogen · abegbogen · abgbeogen · abgebbogen · abgebgoen · abgeboegn · abgebogenn · abgeboggen
  • angeboten ← agneboten · anegboten · angbeoten · angebboten · angeboetn · angebotenn · angebotne · angebotten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abgebogen" and "angeboten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌboːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgebogen" vs "angeboten" - which ranks higher?
"angeboten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,757 in our German list, against #37,333 for "abgebogen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "abgebogen" and "angeboten" 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 "angeboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,546,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgebogen" and "angeboten" 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 #1,546,352 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