Which to use
“abgemacht” is an adjective and “angemacht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,936
- “abgemacht” frequency rank
- #18,801
- “angemacht” frequency rank
- 56737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgemacht | angemacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verwendet, um auszudrücken, dass man einen Vorschlag akzeptiert | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmachen |
Where the eye mixes abgemacht and angemacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgemacht and angemacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgemacht vs angemacht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgemacht is [ˈapɡəˌmaxt] while angemacht is [ˈanɡəˌmaxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abgemacht” becomes n in “angemacht”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgemacht is recorded at frequency rank #37,936, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌmaxt]. angemacht is at rank #18,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmaxt].
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 56737, this pair ranks #928,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgemacht vs angemacht
Shared letters: aceghmt. Private to "abgemacht": b. Private to "angemacht": n.
"abgemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angemacht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgemacht" and "angemacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abgemacht" vs "angemacht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgemacht" and "angemacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgemacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angemacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #928,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgemacht" and "angemacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgemacht vs abgetaucht". 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 #928,593 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.