Which to use
“abgetreten” is a verb and “ausgetreten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,045
- “abgetreten” frequency rank
- #21,170
- “ausgetreten” frequency rank
- 49215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgetreten | ausgetreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abtreten | durch Drauftreten gelöscht, z.B. ein kleines Feuer, eine Zigarette |
Where the eye mixes abgetreten and ausgetreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgetreten runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against ausgetreten's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgetreten vs ausgetreten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abgetreten is [ˈapɡəˌtʁeːtn̩] while ausgetreten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgetreten is recorded at frequency rank #28,045, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. ausgetreten is at rank #21,170, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 49215, this pair ranks #1,219,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgetreten vs ausgetreten
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "abgetreten": b. Private to "ausgetreten": su.
"abgetreten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "ausgetreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgetreten ← abbgetreten · abegtreten · abgerteten · abgeterten · abgetreetn · abgetretenn · abgetretne · abgetretten
- ausgetreten ← asugetreten · augsetreten · ausegtreten · ausgerteten · ausgeterten · ausgetreetn · ausgetretenn · ausgetretne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abgetreten" for "ausgetreten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abgetreten" or "ausgetreten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abgetreten" and "ausgetreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgetreten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgetreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,219,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgetreten" and "ausgetreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgetreten vs abgetrieben". 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 #1,219,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.