Which to use
“abgegebene” and “abgegebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,768
- “abgegebene” frequency rank
- #19,108
- “abgegebenen” frequency rank
- 55876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgegebene | abgegebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgegeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgegeben |
Where the eye mixes abgegebene and abgegebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgegebene runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against abgegebenen's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abgegebene with abgegebenen
A purely visual mix-up. abgegebene ([ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənə]) and abgegebenen ([ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abgegebene” sits inside “abgegebenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgegebene is recorded at frequency rank #36,768, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənə]. 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 55876, this pair ranks #962,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgegebene vs abgegebenen
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgegebene": -. Private to "abgegebenen": -.
"abgegebene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "abgegebenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgegebene ← abbgegebene · abeggebene · abgeegbene · abgegbeene · abgegebbene · abgegebeen · abgegebnee · abgegeebne
- abgegebenen ← abbgegebenen · abeggebenen · abgeegbenen · abgegbeenen · abgegebbenen · abgegebeenn · abgegebenenn · abgegebenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgegebene" for "abgegebenen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgegebene" vs "abgegebenen" - which ranks higher?
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 "abgegebene" 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 #962,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgegebene" and "abgegebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgegebene vs abgelegene". 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 #962,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.