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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgehauen" for "abgehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgehauen" vs "abgehen" - which ranks higher?
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.