Which to use
“abgehalten” and “angehalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,502
- “abgehalten” frequency rank
- #9,503
- “angehalten” frequency rank
- 18005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehalten | angehalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhalten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anhalten |
Where the eye mixes abgehalten and angehalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgehalten and angehalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgehalten and angehalten
A purely visual mix-up. abgehalten ([ˈapɡəˌhaltn̩]) and angehalten ([ˈanɡəˌhaltn̩]) 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 “abgehalten” becomes n in “angehalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18005, 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]. angehalten is at rank #9,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌhaltn̩].
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 18005, this pair ranks #1,922,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgehalten vs angehalten
Shared letters: aeghlnt. Private to "abgehalten": b. Private to "angehalten": -.
"abgehalten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angehalten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgehalten ← abbgehalten · abeghalten · abgeahlten · abgehaletn · abgehallten · abgehaltenn · abgehaltne · abgehaltten
- angehalten ← agnehalten · aneghalten · angeahlten · angehaletn · angehallten · angehaltenn · angehaltne · angehaltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgehalten" and "angehalten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abgehalten" or "angehalten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angehalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehalten" and "angehalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgehalten vs abgespalten". 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 #1,922,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.