abgekühltvsabgewähltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“abgekühlt” and “abgewählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,395
“abgekühlt” frequency rank
#30,421
“abgewählt” frequency rank
62816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgekühlt abgewählt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abkühlen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwählen

Where the eye mixes abgekühlt and abgewählt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgekühlt and abgewählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
abgekühlt
9 ch
abgewählt

Visual trap between abgekühlt and abgewählt

A purely visual mix-up. abgekühlt ([ˈapɡəˌkyːlt]) and abgewählt ([ˈapɡəˌvɛːlt]) 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 62816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgekühlt is recorded at frequency rank #32,395, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌkyːlt]. abgewählt is at rank #30,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvɛːlt].

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 62816, this pair ranks #699,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgekühlt vs abgewählt

Shared letters: abeghlt. Private to "abgekühlt": kü. Private to "abgewählt": wä.

"abgekühlt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC  ·  "abgewählt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgekühlt" and "abgewählt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌkyːlt] versus [ˈapɡəˌvɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgekühlt" vs "abgewählt" - which ranks higher?
"abgewählt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,421 in our German list, against #32,395 for "abgekühlt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgekühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgewählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #699,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgekühlt" and "abgewählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgemahnt vs abgewählt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #699,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list