Which to use
“abgelegt” is a verb and “abgelehnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,132
- “abgelegt” frequency rank
- #3,350
- “abgelehnt” frequency rank
- 12482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelegt | abgelehnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ablegen | zurückgewiesen, nicht genehmigt |
Where the eye mixes abgelegt and abgelehnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgelegt runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against abgelehnt's 9 (VCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgelegt vs abgelehnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgelegt is [ˈapɡəˌleːkt] while abgelehnt is [ˈapɡəˌleːnt]. 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 12482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelegt is recorded at frequency rank #9,132, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːkt]. abgelehnt is at rank #3,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːnt].
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 12482, this pair ranks #1,963,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgelegt vs abgelehnt
Shared letters: abeglt. Private to "abgelegt": -. Private to "abgelehnt": hn.
"abgelegt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "abgelehnt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgelegt" for "abgelehnt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abgelegt" or "abgelehnt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgelegt" and "abgelehnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelegt" and "abgelehnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelegen vs abgelegt". 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 #1,963,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.