Which to use
“abgeholt” and “abgehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,885
- “abgeholt” frequency rank
- #22,597
- “abgehört” frequency rank
- 29482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeholt | abgehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abholen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abhören |
Where the eye mixes abgeholt and abgehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abgeholt and abgehört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgeholt vs abgehört
A purely visual mix-up. abgeholt ([ˈapɡəˌhoːlt]) and abgehört ([ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgeholt is recorded at frequency rank #6,885, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhoːlt]. abgehört is at rank #22,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 29482, this pair ranks #1,766,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgeholt vs abgehört
Shared letters: abeght. Private to "abgeholt": lo. Private to "abgehört": rö.
"abgeholt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "abgehört" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgeholt ← abbgeholt · abegholt · abgehholt · abgehlot · abgehollt · abgeholtt · abgehotl · abgeohlt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgeholt" and "abgehört" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgeholt" vs "abgehört" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgeholt" and "abgehört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeholt" and "abgehört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeholt vs aufgeholt". 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 #1,766,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.