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“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.

10 ch
abgegebene
10 ch
angegebene

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənə] versus [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgegebene" vs "angegebene" - which ranks higher?
"angegebene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,814 in our German list, against #36,768 for "abgegebene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list