Which to use
“abgelehnt” and “abgelehnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,350
- “abgelehnt” frequency rank
- #35,029
- “abgelehnte” frequency rank
- 38379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelehnt | abgelehnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zurückgewiesen, nicht genehmigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt |
Where the eye mixes abgelehnt and abgelehnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgelehnt runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against abgelehnte's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abgelehnt and abgelehnte
A purely visual mix-up. abgelehnt ([ˈapɡəˌleːnt]) and abgelehnte ([ˈapɡəˌleːntə]) 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) - “abgelehnt” sits inside “abgelehnte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelehnt is recorded at frequency rank #3,350, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːnt]. abgelehnte is at rank #35,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːntə].
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 38379, this pair ranks #1,565,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgelehnt vs abgelehnte
Shared letters: abeghlnt. Private to "abgelehnt": -. Private to "abgelehnte": -.
"abgelehnt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "abgelehnte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelehnt ← abbgelehnt · abeglehnt · abgeelhnt · abgelehhnt · abgelehnnt · abgelehntt · abgelehtn · abgelenht
- abgelehnte ← abbgelehnte · abeglehnte · abgeelhnte · abgelehhnte · abgelehnet · abgelehnnte · abgelehntte · abgelehtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgelehnt" for "abgelehnte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abgelehnt" or "abgelehnte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelehnt" and "abgelehnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelehnte vs abgelehnten". 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 #1,565,521 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.