Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "abgesehen" vs "angesehene" - which ranks higher?
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.