abgesehenvsangeseheneConfusable pair

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

#2,009
“abgesehen” frequency rank
#27,186
“angesehene” frequency rank
29195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgesehen angesehene
Definition abgesehen von: außer Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angesehen

Where the eye mixes abgesehen and angesehene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abgesehen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against angesehene's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
abgesehen
10 ch
angesehene

Look-alike desk: abgesehen vs angesehene

A purely visual mix-up. abgesehen ([ˈapɡəˌzeːən]) and angesehene ([ˈanɡəˌzeːənə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgesehen is recorded at frequency rank #2,009, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌzeːən]. angesehene is at rank #27,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːənə].

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 29195, this pair ranks #1,771,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgesehen vs angesehene

Shared letters: aeghns. Private to "abgesehen": b. Private to "angesehene": -.

"abgesehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "angesehene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgesehen ← abbgesehen · abegsehen · abgeeshen · abgeseehn · abgesehenn · abgesehhen · abgesehne · abgesheen
  • angesehene ← agnesehene · anegsehene · angeeshene · angeseehne · angeseheen · angesehhene · angesehnee · angesheene

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abgesehen" for "angesehene" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌzeːən] versus [ˈanɡəˌzeːənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgesehen" vs "angesehene" - which ranks higher?
"abgesehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,009 in our German list, against #27,186 for "angesehene". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angesehene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,771,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgesehen" and "angesehene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesehene vs angesehener". 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 #1,771,312 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