Which to use
“abgelehnten” is an adjective and “ablehnten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,681
- “abgelehnten” frequency rank
- #49,440
- “ablehnten” frequency rank
- 93121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgelehnten | ablehnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen |
Where the eye mixes abgelehnten and ablehnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgelehnten runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCCVC) against ablehnten's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abgelehnten and ablehnten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgelehnten is [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩] while ablehnten is [ˈapˌleːntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgelehnten is recorded at frequency rank #43,681, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]. ablehnten is at rank #49,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːntn̩].
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 93121, this pair ranks #24,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgelehnten vs ablehnten
Shared letters: abehlnt. Private to "abgelehnten": g. Private to "ablehnten": -.
"abgelehnten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "ablehnten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgelehnten ← abbgelehnten · abeglehnten · abgeelhnten · abgelehhnten · abgelehnetn · abgelehnnten · abgelehntenn · abgelehntne
- ablehnten ← abblehnten · abelhnten · ablehhnten · ablehnetn · ablehnnten · ablehntenn · ablehntne · ablehntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgelehnten" and "ablehnten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abgelehnten" or "ablehnten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgelehnten" and "ablehnten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgelehnten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgelehnten" and "ablehnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablehne 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 #24,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.