abgebuchtvsabgesuchtWhat's the difference?

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

#43,680
“abgebucht” frequency rank
#45,090
“abgesucht” frequency rank
88770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgebucht abgesucht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abbuchen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs absuchen

Where the eye mixes abgebucht and abgesucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgebucht and abgesucht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
abgebucht
9 ch
abgesucht

Why the eye confuses abgebucht with abgesucht

A purely visual mix-up. abgebucht ([ˈapɡəˌbuːxt]) and abgesucht ([ˈapɡəˌzuːxt]) 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 “abgebucht” becomes s in “abgesucht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgebucht is recorded at frequency rank #43,680, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌbuːxt]. abgesucht is at rank #45,090, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌzuːxt].

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 88770, this pair ranks #64,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abgebucht vs abgesucht

Shared letters: abceghtu. Private to "abgebucht": -. Private to "abgesucht": s.

"abgebucht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "abgesucht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgebucht ← abbgebucht · abegbucht · abgbeucht · abgebbucht · abgebcuht · abgebuccht · abgebuchht · abgebuchtt
  • abgesucht ← abbgesucht · abegsucht · abgescuht · abgessucht · abgesuccht · abgesuchht · abgesuchtt · abgesucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abgebucht" and "abgesucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌbuːxt] versus [ˈapɡəˌzuːxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgebucht" or "abgesucht"?
"abgebucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,680 in our German list, against #45,090 for "abgesucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgebucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgesucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgebucht" and "abgesucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgesucht vs abgetaucht". 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 #64,648 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