Which to use
“abgehakt” and “abgehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,420
- “abgehakt” frequency rank
- #22,597
- “abgehört” frequency rank
- 53017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehakt | abgehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhaken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhören |
Where the eye mixes abgehakt and abgehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abgehakt and abgehört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgehakt vs abgehört
A purely visual mix-up. abgehakt ([ˈapɡəˌhaːkt]) and abgehört ([ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgehakt is recorded at frequency rank #30,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhaːkt]. abgehört is at rank #22,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 53017, this pair ranks #1,074,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgehakt vs abgehört
Shared letters: abeght. Private to "abgehakt": k. Private to "abgehört": rö.
"abgehakt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "abgehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgehakt ← abbgehakt · abeghakt · abgeahkt · abgehakkt · abgehaktt · abgehatk · abgehhakt · abgehkat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgehakt" and "abgehört" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abgehakt" or "abgehört"?
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 "abgehakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,074,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehakt" and "abgehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgehakt vs abgehängt". 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 #1,074,353 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.