abgefeuertvsabgeführtWhich spelling fits?

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

#23,401
“abgefeuert” frequency rank
#22,992
“abgeführt” frequency rank
46393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgefeuert abgeführt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abfeuern Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abführen

Where the eye mixes abgefeuert and abgeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgefeuert runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVVCC) against abgeführt's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
abgefeuert
9 ch
abgeführt

Visual trap between abgefeuert and abgeführt

A purely visual mix-up. abgefeuert ([ˈapɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐt]) and abgeführt ([ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgefeuert is recorded at frequency rank #23,401, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐt]. abgeführt is at rank #22,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 46393, this pair ranks #1,320,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgefeuert vs abgeführt

Shared letters: abefgrt. Private to "abgefeuert": u. Private to "abgeführt": hü.

"abgefeuert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCC  ·  "abgeführt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgefeuert ← abbgefeuert · abegfeuert · abgeefuert · abgefeeurt · abgefeuerrt · abgefeuertt · abgefeuetr · abgefeuret

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abgefeuert" and "abgeführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌfɔɪ̯ɐt] versus [ˈapɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgefeuert" vs "abgeführt" - which ranks higher?
"abgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,992 in our German list, against #23,401 for "abgefeuert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abgefeuert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,320,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgefeuert" and "abgeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgefuckt vs abgeführt". 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 #1,320,626 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