abgesprochenvsangesprocheneTell them apart

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

#15,284
“abgesprochen” frequency rank
#30,438
“angesprochene” frequency rank
45722
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgesprochen angesprochene
Definition vereinbart, ausgemacht, festgelegt, verabredet Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angesprochen

Where the eye mixes abgesprochen and angesprochene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
abgesprochen
13 ch
angesprochene

Why the eye confuses abgesprochen with angesprochene

A purely visual mix-up. abgesprochen ([ˈapɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]) and angesprochene ([ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxənə]) 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 45722, 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]. angesprochene is at rank #30,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxənə].

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 45722, this pair ranks #1,343,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abgesprochen vs angesprochene

Shared letters: aceghnoprs. Private to "abgesprochen": b. Private to "angesprochene": -.

"abgesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC  ·  "angesprochene" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgesprochenabbgesprochen · abegsprochen · abgepsrochen · abgesporchen · abgespprochen · abgesprcohen · abgesprocchen · abgesprocehn
  • angesprocheneagnesprochene · anegsprochene · angepsrochene · angesporchene · angespprochene · angesprcohene · angesprocchene · angesprocehne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgesprochen" and "angesprochene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩] versus [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abgesprochen" vs "angesprochene" - which ranks higher?
"abgesprochen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,284 in our German list, against #30,438 for "angesprochene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgesprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "angesprochene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,343,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgesprochen" and "angesprochene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angesprochene vs ausgesprochene". 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 #1,343,394 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