Which to use
“abgeschafft” and “angeschafft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,017
- “abgeschafft” frequency rank
- #18,158
- “angeschafft” frequency rank
- 26175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgeschafft | angeschafft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abschaffen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anschaffen |
Where the eye mixes abgeschafft and angeschafft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgeschafft and angeschafft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abgeschafft vs angeschafft
A purely visual mix-up. abgeschafft ([ˈapɡəˌʃaft]) and angeschafft ([ˈanɡəˌʃaft]) 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 “abgeschafft” becomes n in “angeschafft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgeschafft is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʃaft]. angeschafft is at rank #18,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃaft].
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 26175, this pair ranks #1,822,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgeschafft vs angeschafft
Shared letters: acefghst. Private to "abgeschafft": b. Private to "angeschafft": n.
"abgeschafft" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "angeschafft" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgeschafft ← abbgeschafft · abegschafft · abgecshafft · abgescahfft · abgescchafft · abgeschafftt · abgeschaft · abgeschaftf
- angeschafft ← agneschafft · anegschafft · angecshafft · angescahfft · angescchafft · angeschafftt · angeschaft · angeschaftf
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgeschafft" for "angeschafft" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgeschafft" and "angeschafft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angeschafft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgeschafft" and "angeschafft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeschafft vs angeschaut". 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 #1,822,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.