abgefundenvsangebundenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,394
“abgefunden” frequency rank
#18,800
“angebunden” frequency rank
51194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgefunden angebunden
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abfinden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anbinden

Where the eye mixes abgefunden and angebunden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
abgefunden
10 ch
angebunden

Visual trap between abgefunden and angebunden

A purely visual mix-up. abgefunden ([ˈapɡəˌfʊndn̩]) and angebunden ([ˈanɡəˌbʊndn̩]) 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 51194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgefunden is recorded at frequency rank #32,394, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌfʊndn̩]. angebunden is at rank #18,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌbʊndn̩].

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 51194, this pair ranks #1,144,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgefunden vs angebunden

Shared letters: abdegnu. Private to "abgefunden": f. Private to "angebunden": -.

"abgefunden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "angebunden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgefundenabbgefunden · abegfunden · abgeffunden · abgefnuden · abgefudnen · abgefundden · abgefundenn · abgefundne
  • angebundenagnebunden · anegbunden · angbeunden · angebbunden · angebnuden · angebudnen · angebundden · angebundenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgefunden" and "angebunden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌfʊndn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌbʊndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgefunden" or "angebunden"?
"angebunden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,800 in our German list, against #32,394 for "abgefunden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgefunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angebunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,144,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgefunden" and "angebunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgefangen vs abgefunden". 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 #1,144,881 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