abgehauenvsabgehenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“abgehauen” and “abgehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,975
“abgehauen” frequency rank
#20,481
“abgehen” frequency rank
49456
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgehauen abgehen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhauen eine bestimmte Stelle, Ort verlassen, weggehen

Where the eye mixes abgehauen and abgehen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgehauen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVVC) against abgehen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
abgehauen
7 ch
abgehen

Look-alike desk: abgehauen vs abgehen

A purely visual mix-up. abgehauen ([ˈapɡəˌhaʊ̯ən]) and abgehen ([ˈapˌɡeːən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgehauen is recorded at frequency rank #28,975, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhaʊ̯ən]. abgehen is at rank #20,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌɡeːən].

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 49456, this pair ranks #1,210,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgehauen vs abgehen

Shared letters: abeghn. Private to "abgehauen": u. Private to "abgehen": -.

"abgehauen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVVC  ·  "abgehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgehauen ← abbgehauen · abeghauen · abgeahuen · abgehaeun · abgehauenn · abgehaune · abgehhauen · abgehuaen
  • abgehen ← abbgehen · abeghen · abgeehn · abgehenn · abgehhen · abgehne · abggehen · abgheen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abgehauen" for "abgehen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌhaʊ̯ən] versus [ˈapˌɡeːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgehauen" vs "abgehen" - which ranks higher?
"abgehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,481 in our German list, against #28,975 for "abgehauen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "abgehauen" and "abgehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgehauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,210,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgehauen" and "abgehen" 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 #1,210,835 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