Which to use
“abgehalten” and “abgehauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,502
- “abgehalten” frequency rank
- #28,975
- “abgehauen” frequency rank
- 37477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehalten | abgehauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhalten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhauen |
Where the eye mixes abgehalten and abgehauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgehalten runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against abgehauen's 9 (VCCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgehalten vs abgehauen
A purely visual mix-up. abgehalten ([ˈapɡəˌhaltn̩]) and abgehauen ([ˈapɡəˌhaʊ̯ən]) 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 37477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgehalten is recorded at frequency rank #8,502, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhaltn̩]. abgehauen is at rank #28,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhaʊ̯ən].
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 37477, this pair ranks #1,589,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgehalten vs abgehauen
Shared letters: abeghn. Private to "abgehalten": lt. Private to "abgehauen": u.
"abgehalten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abgehauen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgehalten ← abbgehalten · abeghalten · abgeahlten · abgehaletn · abgehallten · abgehaltenn · abgehaltne · abgehaltten
- abgehauen ← abbgehauen · abeghauen · abgeahuen · abgehaeun · abgehauenn · abgehaune · abgehhauen · abgehuaen
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgehalten" and "abgehauen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehalten" and "abgehauen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgehauen vs abgeladen". 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 #1,589,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.