Which to use
“abgekommen” and “abgenommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,896
- “abgekommen” frequency rank
- #6,386
- “abgenommen” frequency rank
- 37282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgekommen | abgenommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abnehmen |
Where the eye mixes abgekommen and abgenommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgekommen and abgenommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgekommen and abgenommen
A purely visual mix-up. abgekommen ([ˈapɡəˌkɔmən]) and abgenommen ([ˈapɡəˌnɔmən]) 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 - k in “abgekommen” becomes n in “abgenommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgekommen is recorded at frequency rank #30,896, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌkɔmən]. abgenommen is at rank #6,386, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌnɔmən].
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 37282, this pair ranks #1,594,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgekommen vs abgenommen
Shared letters: abegmno. Private to "abgekommen": k. Private to "abgenommen": -.
"abgekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abgenommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgekommen ← abbgekommen · abegkommen · abgekkommen · abgekmomen · abgekomemn · abgekomen · abgekommenn · abgekommne
- abgenommen ← abbgenommen · abegnommen · abgenmomen · abgennommen · abgenomemn · abgenomen · abgenommenn · abgenommne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgekommen" and "abgenommen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgekommen" vs "abgenommen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgekommen" and "abgenommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgenommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,594,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgekommen" and "abgenommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgekommen vs aufgekommen". 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 #1,594,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.