Which to use
“abgeleitet” is a verb and “abgeleitete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,495
- “abgeleitet” frequency rank
- #38,549
- “abgeleitete” frequency rank
- 48044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeleitet | abgeleitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ableiten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgeleitet |
Where the eye mixes abgeleitet and abgeleitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgeleitet runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCVC) against abgeleitete's 11 (VCCVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgeleitet vs abgeleitete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgeleitet is [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tət] while abgeleitete is [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abgeleitet” sits inside “abgeleitete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgeleitet is recorded at frequency rank #9,495, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tət]. abgeleitete is at rank #38,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətə].
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 48044, this pair ranks #1,262,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgeleitet vs abgeleitete
Shared letters: abegilt. Private to "abgeleitet": -. Private to "abgeleitete": -.
"abgeleitet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "abgeleitete" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgeleitet ← abbgeleitet · abegleitet · abgeelitet · abgeleiett · abgeleitett · abgeleitte · abgeleittet · abgeletiet
- abgeleitete ← abbgeleitete · abegleitete · abgeelitete · abgeleiette · abgeleiteet · abgeleitette · abgeleittee · abgeleittete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgeleitet" and "abgeleitete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "abgeleitet" or "abgeleitete" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgeleitet" and "abgeleitete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeleitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeleitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeleitet" and "abgeleitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeleitete vs angeleitet". 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 #1,262,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.