angenommenvsausgenommenTell them apart

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“angenommen” and “ausgenommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,956
“angenommen” frequency rank
#6,273
“ausgenommen” frequency rank
8229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angenommen ausgenommen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs annehmen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausnehmen

Where the eye mixes angenommen and ausgenommen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angenommen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against ausgenommen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angenommen
11 ch
ausgenommen

Visual trap between angenommen and ausgenommen

A purely visual mix-up. angenommen ([ˈanɡəˌnɔmən]) and ausgenommen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔmən]) 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 8229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angenommen is recorded at frequency rank #1,956, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌnɔmən]. ausgenommen is at rank #6,273, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔmən].

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 8229, this pair ranks #1,985,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angenommen vs ausgenommen

Shared letters: aegmno. Private to "angenommen": -. Private to "ausgenommen": su.

"angenommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "ausgenommen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angenommen ← agnenommen · anegnommen · angenmomen · angennommen · angenomemn · angenomen · angenommenn · angenommne
  • ausgenommen ← asugenommen · augsenommen · ausegnommen · ausgenmomen · ausgennommen · ausgenomemn · ausgenomen · ausgenommenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "angenommen" and "ausgenommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌnɔmən] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔmən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angenommen" or "ausgenommen"?
"angenommen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,956 in our German list, against #6,273 for "ausgenommen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "angenommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgenommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,985,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angenommen" and "ausgenommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angenommen vs angenommene". 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 #1,985,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list