Which to use
“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.
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
- abgesprochen ← abbgesprochen · abegsprochen · abgepsrochen · abgesporchen · abgespprochen · abgesprcohen · abgesprocchen · abgesprocehn
- angesprochene ← agnesprochene · anegsprochene · angepsrochene · angesporchene · angespprochene · angesprcohene · angesprocchene · angesprocehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgesprochen" and "angesprochene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgesprochen" vs "angesprochene" - which ranks higher?
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.