Which to use
“abgelehnte” and “abgelehnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,029
- “abgelehnte” frequency rank
- #43,681
- “abgelehnten” frequency rank
- 78710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelehnte | abgelehnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt |
Where the eye mixes abgelehnte and abgelehnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgelehnte runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against abgelehnten's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgelehnte vs abgelehnten
A purely visual mix-up. abgelehnte ([ˈapɡəˌleːntə]) and abgelehnten ([ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]) 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) - “abgelehnte” sits inside “abgelehnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelehnte is recorded at frequency rank #35,029, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːntə]. abgelehnten is at rank #43,681, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩].
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 78710, this pair ranks #232,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgelehnte vs abgelehnten
Shared letters: abeghlnt. Private to "abgelehnte": -. Private to "abgelehnten": -.
"abgelehnte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "abgelehnten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelehnte ← abbgelehnte · abeglehnte · abgeelhnte · abgelehhnte · abgelehnet · abgelehnnte · abgelehntte · abgelehtne
- abgelehnten ← abbgelehnten · abeglehnten · abgeelhnten · abgelehhnten · abgelehnetn · abgelehnnten · abgelehntenn · abgelehntne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgelehnte" for "abgelehnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgelehnte" vs "abgelehnten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelehnte" and "abgelehnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelehnten vs ablehnten". 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 #232,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.