abgerundetvsabgerundetenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: abgerundet is a verb, abgerundeten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abgerundet” is a verb and “abgerundeten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,487
“abgerundet” frequency rank
#39,184
“abgerundeten” frequency rank
56671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgerundet abgerundeten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abrunden Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgerundet

Where the eye mixes abgerundet and abgerundeten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgerundet runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against abgerundeten's 12 (VCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
abgerundet
12 ch
abgerundeten

Visual trap between abgerundet and abgerundeten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgerundet is [ˈapɡəˌʁʊndət] while abgerundeten is [ˈapɡəˌʁʊndətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “abgerundet” sits inside “abgerundeten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgerundet is recorded at frequency rank #17,487, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʁʊndət]. abgerundeten is at rank #39,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʁʊndətn̩].

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 56671, this pair ranks #931,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgerundet vs abgerundeten

Shared letters: abdegnrtu. Private to "abgerundet": -. Private to "abgerundeten": -.

"abgerundet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "abgerundeten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgerundet ← abbgerundet · abegrundet · abgernudet · abgerrundet · abgerudnet · abgerunddet · abgerundett · abgerundte
  • abgerundeten ← abbgerundeten · abegrundeten · abgernudeten · abgerrundeten · abgerudneten · abgerunddeten · abgerundeetn · abgerundetenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgerundet" and "abgerundeten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abgerundet" is a verb and "abgerundeten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "abgerundet" or "abgerundeten" show up more?
"abgerundet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,487 in our German list, against #39,184 for "abgerundeten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abgerundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgerundeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #931,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgerundet" and "abgerundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgerundete vs abgerundeten". 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 #931,180 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