Which to use
“abgelegene” is an adjective and “abgelesen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,182
- “abgelegene” frequency rank
- #39,182
- “abgelesen” frequency rank
- 86364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelegene | abgelesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ablesen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abgelegene and abgelesen apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
abgelegene and abgelesen form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86364, 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]. abgelesen is at rank #39,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːzn̩].
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 86364, this pair ranks #94,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering abgelegene vs abgelesen
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- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “abgelegene”; for a verb, it's “abgelesen”.
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