Which to use
“abgesprochen” is an adjective and “angesprochen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,284
- “abgesprochen” frequency rank
- #3,701
- “angesprochen” frequency rank
- 18985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgesprochen | angesprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vereinbart, ausgemacht, festgelegt, verabredet | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ansprechen |
Where the eye mixes abgesprochen and angesprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abgesprochen with angesprochen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgesprochen is [ˈapɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩] while angesprochen is [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abgesprochen” becomes n in “angesprochen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgesprochen is recorded at frequency rank #15,284, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]. angesprochen is at rank #3,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 18985, this pair ranks #1,912,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgesprochen vs angesprochen
Shared letters: aceghnoprs. Private to "abgesprochen": b. Private to "angesprochen": -.
"abgesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "angesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgesprochen ← abbgesprochen · abegsprochen · abgepsrochen · abgesporchen · abgespprochen · abgesprcohen · abgesprocchen · abgesprocehn
- angesprochen ← agnesprochen · anegsprochen · angepsrochen · angesporchen · angespprochen · angesprcohen · angesprocchen · angesprocehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgesprochen" and "angesprochen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abgesprochen" vs "angesprochen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgesprochen" and "angesprochen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgesprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgesprochen" and "angesprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgesprochen vs angesprochene". 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 #1,912,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.