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

#47,182
“abgelegene” frequency rank
#22,239
“abgelegenen” frequency rank
69421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgelegene abgelegenen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegen

Where the eye mixes abgelegene and abgelegenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgelegene runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against abgelegenen's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
abgelegene
11 ch
abgelegenen

Look-alike desk: abgelegene vs abgelegenen

A purely visual mix-up. abgelegene ([ˈapɡəˌleːɡənə]) and abgelegenen ([ˈapɡəˌleːɡənən]) 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) - “abgelegene” sits inside “abgelegenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgelegene is recorded at frequency rank #47,182, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːɡənə]. abgelegenen is at rank #22,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːɡənən].

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 69421, this pair ranks #477,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abgelegene vs abgelegenen

Shared letters: abegln. Private to "abgelegene": -. Private to "abgelegenen": -.

"abgelegene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "abgelegenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgelegene ← abbgelegene · abeglegene · abgeelgene · abgeleegne · abgelegeen · abgeleggene · abgelegnee · abgelgeene
  • abgelegenen ← abbgelegenen · abeglegenen · abgeelgenen · abgeleegnen · abgelegeenn · abgelegenenn · abgelegenne · abgelegennen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abgelegene" and "abgelegenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌleːɡənə] versus [ˈapɡəˌleːɡənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgelegene" or "abgelegenen"?
"abgelegenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,239 in our German list, against #47,182 for "abgelegene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abgelegene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgelegenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #477,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgelegene" and "abgelegenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelegen vs abgelegene". 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 #477,145 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