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“abbiegen” and “abbringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,222
- “abbiegen” frequency rank
- #26,278
- “abbringen” frequency rank
- 40500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbiegen | abbringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Form eines Gegenstandes bogenartig verändern | etwas entfernen, lösen |
Where the eye mixes abbiegen and abbringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abbiegen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against abbringen's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abbiegen vs abbringen
A purely visual mix-up. abbiegen ([ˈapˌbiːɡŋ̩]) and abbringen ([ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]) 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 40500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abbiegen is recorded at frequency rank #14,222, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌbiːɡŋ̩]. abbringen is at rank #26,278, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌbʁɪŋən].
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 40500, this pair ranks #1,506,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abbiegen vs abbringen
Shared letters: abegin. Private to "abbiegen": -. Private to "abbringen": r.
"abbiegen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "abbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abbiegen" and "abbringen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abbiegen" or "abbringen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abbiegen" and "abbringen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abbiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abbringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbiegen" and "abbringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbringen vs abzubringen". 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 #1,506,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.