Which to use
“abgebogen” is a verb and “angezogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,333
- “abgebogen” frequency rank
- #7,274
- “angezogen” frequency rank
- 44607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgebogen | angezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbiegen | Kleidung tragend |
Where the eye mixes abgebogen and angezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgebogen and angezogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgebogen vs angezogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgebogen is [ˈapɡəˌboːɡn̩] while angezogen is [ˈanɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]. 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 44607, 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]. angezogen is at rank #7,274, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 44607, this pair ranks #1,380,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgebogen vs angezogen
Shared letters: aegno. Private to "abgebogen": b. Private to "angezogen": z.
"abgebogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "angezogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgebogen" for "angezogen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abgebogen" or "angezogen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgebogen" and "angezogen" 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 "angezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,380,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgebogen" and "angezogen" 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 #1,380,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.