Which to use
“abgeladen” is a verb and “aufgeladen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,908
- “abgeladen” frequency rank
- #20,508
- “aufgeladen” frequency rank
- 68416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeladen | aufgeladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abladen | mit Energie geladen, beispielsweise mit Strom |
Where the eye mixes abgeladen and aufgeladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgeladen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against aufgeladen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgeladen vs aufgeladen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgeladen is [ˈapɡəˌlaːdn̩] while aufgeladen is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68416, 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]. aufgeladen is at rank #20,508, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaːdn̩].
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 68416, this pair ranks #508,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgeladen vs aufgeladen
Shared letters: adegln. Private to "abgeladen": b. Private to "aufgeladen": fu.
"abgeladen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aufgeladen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgeladen ← abbgeladen · abegladen · abgealden · abgeladden · abgeladenn · abgeladne · abgelaedn · abgeldaen
- aufgeladen ← afugeladen · aufegladen · auffgeladen · aufgealden · aufgeladden · aufgeladenn · aufgeladne · aufgelaedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgeladen" and "aufgeladen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abgeladen" vs "aufgeladen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgeladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeladen" and "aufgeladen" 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 #508,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.