Which to use
“abgegeben” is a verb and “abgehoben” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,405
- “abgegeben” frequency rank
- #17,791
- “abgehoben” frequency rank
- 22196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgegeben | abgehoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abgeben | angehoben/entfernt worden/heruntergenommen; entgegengenommene Telefongespräche oder Ähnliches (bildlich für abgenommene Handapparate) |
Where the eye mixes abgegeben and abgehoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgegeben and abgehoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgegeben vs abgehoben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgegeben is [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbn̩] while abgehoben is [ˈapɡəˌhoːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22196, 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]. abgehoben is at rank #17,791, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhoːbn̩].
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 22196, this pair ranks #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgegeben vs abgehoben
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgegeben": -. Private to "abgehoben": ho.
"abgegeben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgegeben" and "abgehoben" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abgegeben" or "abgehoben"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "abgegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgegeben" and "abgehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebogen vs abgehoben". 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 #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.