Which to use
“abgestimmten” and “angestammten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,617
- “abgestimmten” frequency rank
- #36,787
- “angestammten” frequency rank
- 78404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgestimmten | angestammten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgestimmt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angestammt |
Where the eye mixes abgestimmten and angestammten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. abgestimmten and angestammten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgestimmten and angestammten
A purely visual mix-up. abgestimmten ([ˈapɡəˌʃtɪmtn̩]) and angestammten ([ˈanɡəˌʃtamtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgestimmten is recorded at frequency rank #41,617, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʃtɪmtn̩]. angestammten is at rank #36,787, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtamtn̩].
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 78404, this pair ranks #239,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgestimmten vs angestammten
Shared letters: aegmnst. Private to "abgestimmten": bi. Private to "angestammten": -.
"abgestimmten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC · "angestammten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgestimmten ← abbgestimmten · abegstimmten · abgesitmmten · abgesstimmten · abgestimmetn · abgestimmtenn · abgestimmtne · abgestimmtten
- angestammten ← agnestammten · anegstammten · angesatmmten · angesstammten · angestammetn · angestammtenn · angestammtne · angestammtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgestimmten" for "angestammten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abgestimmten" vs "angestammten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgestimmten" and "angestammten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgestimmten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angestammten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgestimmten" and "angestammten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgestimmte vs abgestimmten". 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 #239,045 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.