abgemeldetvsabgewendetTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,396
“abgemeldet” frequency rank
#28,976
“abgewendet” frequency rank
61372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgemeldet abgewendet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abmelden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwenden

Where the eye mixes abgemeldet and abgewendet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgemeldet and abgewendet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
abgemeldet
10 ch
abgewendet

Visual trap between abgemeldet and abgewendet

A purely visual mix-up. abgemeldet ([ˈapɡəˌmɛldət]) and abgewendet ([ˈapɡəˌvɛndət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgemeldet is recorded at frequency rank #32,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌmɛldət]. abgewendet is at rank #28,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvɛndət].

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 61372, this pair ranks #752,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgemeldet vs abgewendet

Shared letters: abdegt. Private to "abgemeldet": lm. Private to "abgewendet": nw.

"abgemeldet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "abgewendet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgemeldet ← abbgemeldet · abegmeldet · abgeemldet · abgemedlet · abgemelddet · abgemeldett · abgemeldte · abgemeledt
  • abgewendet ← abbgewendet · abegwendet · abgeewndet · abgewednet · abgewenddet · abgewendett · abgewendte · abgewenedt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgemeldet" and "abgewendet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌmɛldət] versus [ˈapɡəˌvɛndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgemeldet" or "abgewendet"?
"abgewendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,976 in our German list, against #32,396 for "abgemeldet". 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 "abgemeldet" and "abgewendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgemeldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgewendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #752,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgemeldet" and "abgewendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgewandelt vs abgewendet". 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 #752,329 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