Which to use
“abgewendet” and “angewendet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,976
- “abgewendet” frequency rank
- #7,273
- “angewendet” frequency rank
- 36249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgewendet | angewendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwenden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anwenden |
Where the eye mixes abgewendet and angewendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abgewendet and angewendet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgewendet and angewendet
A purely visual mix-up. abgewendet ([ˈapɡəˌvɛndət]) and angewendet ([ˈanɡəˌvɛndət]) 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 a single letter - b in “abgewendet” becomes n in “angewendet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgewendet is recorded at frequency rank #28,976, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvɛndət]. angewendet is at rank #7,273, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌvɛndət].
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 36249, this pair ranks #1,620,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgewendet vs angewendet
Shared letters: adegntw. Private to "abgewendet": b. Private to "angewendet": -.
"abgewendet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "angewendet" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgewendet ← abbgewendet · abegwendet · abgeewndet · abgewednet · abgewenddet · abgewendett · abgewendte · abgewenedt
- angewendet ← agnewendet · anegwendet · angeewndet · angewednet · angewenddet · angewendett · angewendte · angewenedt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgewendet" and "angewendet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abgewendet" or "angewendet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abgewendet" and "angewendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgewendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angewendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,620,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgewendet" and "angewendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgewandelt vs abgewendet". 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 #1,620,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.