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“abgewogen” and “abgeworfen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,597
- “abgewogen” frequency rank
- #27,170
- “abgeworfen” frequency rank
- 62767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgewogen | abgeworfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwägen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwerfen |
Where the eye mixes abgewogen and abgeworfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abgewogen vs abgeworfen
A purely visual mix-up. abgewogen ([ˈapɡəˌvoːɡn̩]) and abgeworfen ([ˈapɡəˌvɔʁfn̩]) 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 62767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgewogen is recorded at frequency rank #35,597, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvoːɡn̩]. abgeworfen is at rank #27,170, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌvɔʁfn̩].
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 62767, this pair ranks #701,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abgewogen vs abgeworfen
Shared letters: abegnow. Private to "abgewogen": -. Private to "abgeworfen": fr.
"abgewogen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abgeworfen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abgewogen ← abbgewogen · abegwogen · abgeowgen · abgewgoen · abgewoegn · abgewogenn · abgewoggen · abgewogne
- abgeworfen ← abbgeworfen · abegworfen · abgeowrfen · abgewofren · abgeworefn · abgeworfenn · abgeworffen · abgeworfne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgewogen" and "abgeworfen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abgewogen" or "abgeworfen" show up more?
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 "abgewogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abgeworfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #701,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgewogen" and "abgeworfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgelegen vs abgewogen". 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 #701,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.