abgefülltvsabgekühltWhich spelling fits?

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

#33,416
“abgefüllt” frequency rank
#32,395
“abgekühlt” frequency rank
65811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgefüllt abgekühlt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abfüllen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkühlen

Where the eye mixes abgefüllt and abgekühlt

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

9 ch
abgefüllt
9 ch
abgekühlt

Why the eye confuses abgefüllt with abgekühlt

A purely visual mix-up. abgefüllt ([ˈapɡəˌfʏlt]) and abgekühlt ([ˈapɡəˌkyːlt]) 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 65811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgefüllt is recorded at frequency rank #33,416, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌfʏlt]. abgekühlt is at rank #32,395, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌkyːlt].

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 65811, this pair ranks #594,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgefüllt vs abgekühlt

Shared letters: abegltü. Private to "abgefüllt": f. Private to "abgekühlt": hk.

"abgefüllt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "abgekühlt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgefüllt" and "abgekühlt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌfʏlt] versus [ˈapɡəˌkyːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "abgefüllt" or "abgekühlt" show up more?
"abgekühlt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,395 in our German list, against #33,416 for "abgefüllt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgefüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgekühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #594,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgefüllt" and "abgekühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgefuckt vs abgefüllt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #594,196 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