Which to use
“abgegebene” and “angegebene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,768
- “abgegebene” frequency rank
- #15,814
- “angegebene” frequency rank
- 52582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgegebene | angegebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgegeben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angegeben |
Where the eye mixes abgegebene and angegebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgegebene and angegebene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgegebene and angegebene
A purely visual mix-up. abgegebene ([ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənə]) and angegebene ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənə]) 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 a single letter - b in “abgegebene” becomes n in “angegebene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52582, 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]. angegebene is at rank #15,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənə].
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 52582, this pair ranks #1,091,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgegebene vs angegebene
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgegebene": -. Private to "angegebene": -.
"abgegebene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "angegebene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgegebene ← abbgegebene · abeggebene · abgeegbene · abgegbeene · abgegebbene · abgegebeen · abgegebnee · abgegeebne
- angegebene ← agnegebene · aneggebene · angeegbene · angegbeene · angegebbene · angegebeen · angegebnee · angegeebne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgegebene" and "angegebene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgegebene" vs "angegebene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgegebene" and "angegebene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgegebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angegebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,091,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgegebene" and "angegebene" 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 #1,091,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.