Which to use
“abgehoben” is an adjective and “aufgehoben” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,791
- “abgehoben” frequency rank
- #3,795
- “aufgehoben” frequency rank
- 21586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehoben | aufgehoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angehoben/entfernt worden/heruntergenommen; entgegengenommene Telefongespräche oder Ähnliches (bildlich für abgenommene Handapparate) | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufheben |
Where the eye mixes abgehoben and aufgehoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgehoben runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against aufgehoben's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgehoben vs aufgehoben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgehoben is [ˈapɡəˌhoːbn̩] while aufgehoben is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgehoben is recorded at frequency rank #17,791, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhoːbn̩]. aufgehoben is at rank #3,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːbn̩].
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 21586, this pair ranks #1,884,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgehoben vs aufgehoben
Shared letters: abeghno. Private to "abgehoben": -. Private to "aufgehoben": fu.
"abgehoben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aufgehoben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgehoben ← abbgehoben · abeghoben · abgehboen · abgehhoben · abgehobben · abgehobenn · abgehobne · abgehoebn
- aufgehoben ← afugehoben · aufeghoben · auffgehoben · aufgehboen · aufgehhoben · aufgehobben · aufgehobenn · aufgehobne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgehoben" and "aufgehoben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abgehoben" or "aufgehoben" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehoben" and "aufgehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebogen vs abgehoben". 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 #1,884,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.