Which to use
“abgeladen” and “abladen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,908
- “abgeladen” frequency rank
- #41,620
- “abladen” frequency rank
- 89528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeladen | abladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abladen | eine Ladung von einem Ort (zum Beispiel einem Transportfahrzeug) entfernen oder herunterheben |
Where the eye mixes abgeladen and abladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abgeladen vs abladen
A purely visual mix-up. abgeladen ([ˈapɡəˌlaːdn̩]) and abladen ([ˈapˌlaːdn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89528, 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]. abladen is at rank #41,620, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌlaːdn̩].
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 89528, this pair ranks #56,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgeladen vs abladen
Shared letters: abdeln. Private to "abgeladen": g. Private to "abladen": -.
"abgeladen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abladen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgeladen" and "abladen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abgeladen" or "abladen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgeladen" and "abladen" 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 "abladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeladen" and "abladen" 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 #56,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.