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“abgekauft” and “angekauft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,616
- “abgekauft” frequency rank
- #46,464
- “angekauft” frequency rank
- 88080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgekauft | angekauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkaufen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ankaufen |
Where the eye mixes abgekauft and angekauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgekauft and angekauft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgekauft and angekauft
A purely visual mix-up. abgekauft ([ˈapɡəˌkaʊ̯ft]) and angekauft ([ˈanɡəˌkaʊ̯ft]) 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 “abgekauft” becomes n in “angekauft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgekauft is recorded at frequency rank #41,616, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌkaʊ̯ft]. angekauft is at rank #46,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌkaʊ̯ft].
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 88080, this pair ranks #72,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgekauft vs angekauft
Shared letters: aefgktu. Private to "abgekauft": b. Private to "angekauft": n.
"abgekauft" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "angekauft" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgekauft" and "angekauft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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- Full dictionary entry for "abgekauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angekauft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgekauft" and "angekauft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angehäuft vs angekauft". 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 #72,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.