Which to use
“abgenommen” is a verb and “angenommene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,386
- “abgenommen” frequency rank
- #42,332
- “angenommene” frequency rank
- 48718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgenommen | angenommene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abnehmen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angenommen |
Where the eye mixes abgenommen and angenommene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgenommen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against angenommene's 11 (VCCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abgenommen with angenommene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgenommen is [ˈapɡəˌnɔmən] while angenommene is [ˈanɡəˌnɔmənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgenommen is recorded at frequency rank #6,386, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌnɔmən]. angenommene is at rank #42,332, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌnɔmənə].
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 48718, this pair ranks #1,238,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgenommen vs angenommene
Shared letters: aegmno. Private to "abgenommen": b. Private to "angenommene": -.
"abgenommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angenommene" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgenommen ← abbgenommen · abegnommen · abgenmomen · abgennommen · abgenomemn · abgenomen · abgenommenn · abgenommne
- angenommene ← agnenommene · anegnommene · angenmomene · angennommene · angenomemne · angenomene · angenommeen · angenommnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgenommen" and "angenommene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abgenommen" or "angenommene"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgenommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angenommene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,238,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgenommen" and "angenommene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angenommene vs angenommenen". 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 #1,238,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.