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“abgeleitete” and “abgeleiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,549
“abgeleitete” frequency rank
#45,735
“abgeleiteten” frequency rank
84284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgeleitete abgeleiteten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgeleitet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgeleitet

Where the eye mixes abgeleitete and abgeleiteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. abgeleitete runs 11 letters (VCCVCVVCVCV) against abgeleiteten's 12 (VCCVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
abgeleitete
12 ch
abgeleiteten

Why the eye confuses abgeleitete with abgeleiteten

A purely visual mix-up. abgeleitete ([ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətə]) and abgeleiteten ([ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətn̩]) 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) - “abgeleitete” sits inside “abgeleiteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgeleitete is recorded at frequency rank #38,549, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətə]. abgeleiteten is at rank #45,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətn̩].

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 84284, this pair ranks #126,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abgeleitete vs abgeleiteten

Shared letters: abegilt. Private to "abgeleitete": -. Private to "abgeleiteten": n.

"abgeleitete" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVCV  ·  "abgeleiteten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgeleitete ← abbgeleitete · abegleitete · abgeelitete · abgeleiette · abgeleiteet · abgeleitette · abgeleittee · abgeleittete
  • abgeleiteten ← abbgeleiteten · abegleiteten · abgeeliteten · abgeleietten · abgeleiteetn · abgeleitetenn · abgeleitetne · abgeleitetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abgeleitete" for "abgeleiteten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətə] versus [ˈapɡəˌlaɪ̯tətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgeleitete" or "abgeleiteten"?
"abgeleitete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,549 in our German list, against #45,735 for "abgeleiteten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "abgeleitete" and "abgeleiteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeleitete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeleiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgeleitete" and "abgeleiteten" 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 #126,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list