Which to use
“abgegeben” is a verb and “abgegebenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,405
- “abgegeben” frequency rank
- #19,108
- “abgegebenen” frequency rank
- 23513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgegeben | abgegebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abgeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgegeben |
Where the eye mixes abgegeben and abgegebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgegeben runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against abgegebenen's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abgegeben and abgegebenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgegeben is [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbn̩] while abgegebenen is [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “abgegeben” sits inside “abgegebenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgegeben is recorded at frequency rank #4,405, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. abgegebenen is at rank #19,108, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənən].
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 23513, this pair ranks #1,860,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgegeben vs abgegebenen
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgegeben": -. Private to "abgegebenen": -.
"abgegeben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgegebenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgegeben ← abbgegeben · abeggeben · abgeegben · abgegbeen · abgegebben · abgegebenn · abgegebne · abgegeebn
- abgegebenen ← abbgegebenen · abeggebenen · abgeegbenen · abgegbeenen · abgegebbenen · abgegebeenn · abgegebenenn · abgegebenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgegeben" and "abgegebenen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgegeben" vs "abgegebenen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgegebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgegeben" and "abgegebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgegebene vs abgegebenen". 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 #1,860,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.