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

#47,908
“abgeladen” frequency rank
#35,028
“abgelassen” frequency rank
82936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgeladen abgelassen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abladen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ablassen

Where the eye mixes abgeladen and abgelassen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgeladen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against abgelassen's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
abgeladen
10 ch
abgelassen

Look-alike desk: abgeladen vs abgelassen

A purely visual mix-up. abgeladen ([ˈapɡəˌlaːdn̩]) and abgelassen ([ˈapɡəˌlasn̩]) 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 82936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgeladen is recorded at frequency rank #47,908, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaːdn̩]. abgelassen is at rank #35,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩].

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 82936, this pair ranks #148,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abgeladen vs abgelassen

Shared letters: abegln. Private to "abgeladen": d. Private to "abgelassen": s.

"abgeladen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "abgelassen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgeladen ← abbgeladen · abegladen · abgealden · abgeladden · abgeladenn · abgeladne · abgelaedn · abgeldaen
  • abgelassen ← abbgelassen · abeglassen · abgealssen · abgelasen · abgelasesn · abgelassenn · abgelassne · abgelaßen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abgeladen" for "abgelassen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌlaːdn̩] versus [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgeladen" vs "abgelassen" - which ranks higher?
"abgelassen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,028 in our German list, against #47,908 for "abgeladen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "abgeladen" and "abgelassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgelassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgeladen" and "abgelassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeladen vs abgelegen". 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 #148,437 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