Which to use
“abbiegen” and “abziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,222
- “abbiegen” frequency rank
- #10,990
- “abziehen” frequency rank
- 25212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbiegen | abziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Form eines Gegenstandes bogenartig verändern | sich entfernen |
Where the eye mixes abbiegen and abziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abbiegen and abziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abbiegen and abziehen
A purely visual mix-up. abbiegen ([ˈapˌbiːɡŋ̩]) and abziehen ([ˈapˌt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25212, 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]. abziehen is at rank #10,990, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːən].
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 25212, this pair ranks #1,836,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abbiegen vs abziehen
Shared letters: abein. Private to "abbiegen": g. Private to "abziehen": hz.
"abbiegen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "abziehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abbiegen" and "abziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abbiegen" or "abziehen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abbiegen" and "abziehen" 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 "abziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,836,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbiegen" and "abziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbiegen vs abzielen". 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 #1,836,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.