abgehaktvsabgehörtWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
abgehakt
8 ch
abgehört

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌhaːkt] versus [ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgehakt" or "abgehört"?
"abgehört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,597 in our German list, against #30,420 for "abgehakt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list