Which to use
“abgesagt” is a verb and “angesagt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,620
- “abgesagt” frequency rank
- #7,272
- “angesagt” frequency rank
- 13892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgesagt | angesagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs absagen | in Mode |
Where the eye mixes abgesagt and angesagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgesagt and angesagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgesagt vs angesagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgesagt is [ˈapɡəˌzaːkt] while angesagt is [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abgesagt” becomes n in “angesagt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgesagt is recorded at frequency rank #6,620, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌzaːkt]. angesagt is at rank #7,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzaːkt].
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 13892, this pair ranks #1,954,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgesagt vs angesagt
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "abgesagt": b. Private to "angesagt": n.
"abgesagt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "angesagt" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgesagt" and "angesagt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abgesagt" or "angesagt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgesagt" and "angesagt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgesagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgesagt" and "angesagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angefügt vs angesagt". 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 #1,954,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.