Which to use
“abgelassen” is a verb and “abgelaufen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,028
- “abgelassen” frequency rank
- #9,312
- “abgelaufen” frequency rank
- 44340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelassen | abgelaufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ablassen | länger gelagert, als das aufgedruckte Verfallsdatum; Verfallsdatum < aktuelles Datum, ein Gültigkeitsdatum überschritten habend |
Where the eye mixes abgelassen and abgelaufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgelassen (VCCVCVCCVC) and abgelaufen (VCCVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between abgelassen and abgelaufen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgelassen is [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩] while abgelaufen is [ˈapɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelassen is recorded at frequency rank #35,028, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlasn̩]. abgelaufen is at rank #9,312, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
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 44340, this pair ranks #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgelassen vs abgelaufen
Shared letters: abegln. Private to "abgelassen": s. Private to "abgelaufen": fu.
"abgelassen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abgelaufen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelassen ← abbgelassen · abeglassen · abgealssen · abgelasen · abgelasesn · abgelassenn · abgelassne · abgelaßen
- abgelaufen ← abbgelaufen · abeglaufen · abgealufen · abgelafuen · abgelauefn · abgelaufenn · abgelauffen · abgelaufne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgelassen" and "abgelaufen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelaufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelassen" and "abgelaufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeladen vs abgelassen". 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 #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.