Which to use
“abgekommen” is a verb and “angekommen” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,896
- “abgekommen” frequency rank
- #2,530
- “angekommen” frequency rank
- 33426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgekommen | angekommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkommen | Partizip Perfekt von ankommen |
Where the eye mixes abgekommen and angekommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgekommen and angekommen 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 angekommen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgekommen is [ˈapɡəˌkɔmən] while angekommen is [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abgekommen” becomes n in “angekommen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33426, 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]. angekommen is at rank #2,530, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌkɔmən].
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 33426, this pair ranks #1,686,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgekommen vs angekommen
Shared letters: aegkmno. Private to "abgekommen": b. Private to "angekommen": -.
"abgekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgekommen ← abbgekommen · abegkommen · abgekkommen · abgekmomen · abgekomemn · abgekomen · abgekommenn · abgekommne
- angekommen ← agnekommen · anegkommen · angekkommen · angekmomen · angekomemn · angekomen · angekommenn · angekommne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgekommen" and "angekommen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abgekommen" or "angekommen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "abgekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angekommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgekommen" and "angekommen" 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 #1,686,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.