Which to use
“abgesprochen” and “ausgesprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,284
- “abgesprochen” frequency rank
- #3,230
- “ausgesprochen” frequency rank
- 18514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgesprochen | ausgesprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vereinbart, ausgemacht, festgelegt, verabredet | im vollen, uneingeschränkten Sinne des Wortes |
Where the eye mixes abgesprochen and ausgesprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abgesprochen with ausgesprochen
A purely visual mix-up. abgesprochen ([ˈapɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]) and ausgesprochen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 18514, 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]. ausgesprochen is at rank #3,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 18514, this pair ranks #1,917,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgesprochen vs ausgesprochen
Shared letters: aceghnoprs. Private to "abgesprochen": b. Private to "ausgesprochen": u.
"abgesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "ausgesprochen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgesprochen ← abbgesprochen · abegsprochen · abgepsrochen · abgesporchen · abgespprochen · abgesprcohen · abgesprocchen · abgesprocehn
- ausgesprochen ← asugesprochen · augsesprochen · ausegsprochen · ausgepsrochen · ausgesporchen · ausgespprochen · ausgesprcohen · ausgesprocchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgesprochen" for "ausgesprochen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgesprochen" vs "ausgesprochen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgesprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgesprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgesprochen" and "ausgesprochen" 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 #1,917,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.