Which to use
“abgelehnt” and “abgelenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,350
- “abgelehnt” frequency rank
- #14,482
- “abgelenkt” frequency rank
- 17832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelehnt | abgelenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zurückgewiesen, nicht genehmigt | geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert |
Where the eye mixes abgelehnt and abgelenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgelehnt and abgelenkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abgelehnt with abgelenkt
A purely visual mix-up. abgelehnt ([ˈapɡəˌleːnt]) and abgelenkt ([ˈapɡəˌlɛŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17832, 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]. abgelenkt is at rank #14,482, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlɛŋkt].
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 17832, this pair ranks #1,923,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgelehnt vs abgelenkt
Shared letters: abeglnt. Private to "abgelehnt": h. Private to "abgelenkt": k.
"abgelehnt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "abgelenkt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgelehnt" and "abgelenkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abgelehnt" vs "abgelenkt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgelehnt" and "abgelenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelehnt" and "abgelenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelenkt vs ablenkt". 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 #1,923,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.