Which to use
“abgekommen” and “aufgekommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,896
- “abgekommen” frequency rank
- #36,192
- “aufgekommen” frequency rank
- 67088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgekommen | aufgekommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufkommen |
Where the eye mixes abgekommen and aufgekommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgekommen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against aufgekommen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abgekommen and aufgekommen
A purely visual mix-up. abgekommen ([ˈapɡəˌkɔmən]) and aufgekommen ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67088, 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]. aufgekommen is at rank #36,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən].
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 67088, this pair ranks #551,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgekommen vs aufgekommen
Shared letters: aegkmno. Private to "abgekommen": b. Private to "aufgekommen": fu.
"abgekommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aufgekommen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgekommen ← abbgekommen · abegkommen · abgekkommen · abgekmomen · abgekomemn · abgekomen · abgekommenn · abgekommne
- aufgekommen ← afugekommen · aufegkommen · auffgekommen · aufgekkommen · aufgekmomen · aufgekomemn · aufgekomen · aufgekommenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgekommen" and "aufgekommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abgekommen" or "aufgekommen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgekommen" and "aufgekommen" 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 "aufgekommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #551,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgekommen" and "aufgekommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgekommen vs aufgenommene". 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 #551,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.