abgemeldetvsangemeldetWhat's the difference?

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

#32,396
“abgemeldet” frequency rank
#5,450
“angemeldet” frequency rank
37846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgemeldet angemeldet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abmelden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anmelden

Where the eye mixes abgemeldet and angemeldet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgemeldet and angemeldet 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
angemeldet

Why the eye confuses abgemeldet with angemeldet

A purely visual mix-up. abgemeldet ([ˈapɡəˌmɛldət]) and angemeldet ([ˈanɡəˌmɛldət]) 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 a single letter - b in “abgemeldet” becomes n in “angemeldet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37846, 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]. angemeldet is at rank #5,450, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌmɛldət].

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 37846, this pair ranks #1,579,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgemeldet vs angemeldet

Shared letters: adeglmt. Private to "abgemeldet": b. Private to "angemeldet": n.

"abgemeldet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "angemeldet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgemeldet ← abbgemeldet · abegmeldet · abgeemldet · abgemedlet · abgemelddet · abgemeldett · abgemeldte · abgemeledt
  • angemeldet ← agnemeldet · anegmeldet · angeemldet · angemedlet · angemelddet · angemeldett · angemeldte · angemeledt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgemeldet" and "angemeldet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌmɛldət] versus [ˈanɡəˌmɛldət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgemeldet" or "angemeldet"?
"angemeldet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,450 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgemeldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angemeldet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,579,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgemeldet" and "angemeldet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgemeldet vs angemeldete". 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 #1,579,545 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