Which to use
“abgelegen” and “abgelegene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,436
- “abgelegen” frequency rank
- #47,182
- “abgelegene” frequency rank
- 96618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelegen | abgelegene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weit weg und schlecht zugänglich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegen |
Where the eye mixes abgelegen and abgelegene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgelegen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against abgelegene's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abgelegen with abgelegene
A purely visual mix-up. abgelegen ([ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩]) and abgelegene ([ˈapɡəˌleːɡənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abgelegen” sits inside “abgelegene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelegen is recorded at frequency rank #49,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩]. abgelegene is at rank #47,182, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːɡənə].
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 96618, this pair ranks #6,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgelegen vs abgelegene
Shared letters: abegln. Private to "abgelegen": -. Private to "abgelegene": -.
"abgelegen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgelegene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelegen ← abbgelegen · abeglegen · abgeelgen · abgeleegn · abgelegenn · abgeleggen · abgelegne · abgelgeen
- abgelegene ← abbgelegene · abeglegene · abgeelgene · abgeleegne · abgelegeen · abgeleggene · abgelegnee · abgelgeene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgelegen" and "abgelegene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abgelegen" or "abgelegene"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelegene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelegen" and "abgelegene" 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 #6,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.