Which to use
“abgegebene” and “angegebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,768
- “abgegebene” frequency rank
- #7,715
- “angegebenen” frequency rank
- 44483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgegebene | angegebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgegeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angegeben |
Where the eye mixes abgegebene and angegebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgegebene runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against angegebenen's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgegebene vs angegebenen
A purely visual mix-up. abgegebene ([ˈapɡəˌɡeːbənə]) and angegebenen ([ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44483, 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]. angegebenen is at rank #7,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡeːbənən].
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 44483, this pair ranks #1,384,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgegebene vs angegebenen
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "abgegebene": -. Private to "angegebenen": -.
"abgegebene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "angegebenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgegebene ← abbgegebene · abeggebene · abgeegbene · abgegbeene · abgegebbene · abgegebeen · abgegebnee · abgegeebne
- angegebenen ← agnegebenen · aneggebenen · angeegbenen · angegbeenen · angegebbenen · angegebeenn · angegebenenn · angegebenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgegebene" for "angegebenen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abgegebene" or "angegebenen"?
What to do next
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 "angegebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,384,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgegebene" and "angegebenen" 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 #1,384,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.