abbiegenvsanbietenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,222
“abbiegen” frequency rank
#2,941
“anbieten” frequency rank
17163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abbiegen anbieten
Definition die Form eines Gegenstandes bogenartig verändern etwas zum Essen, Trinken oder Genuss vorsetzen, bereitstellen

Where the eye mixes abbiegen and anbieten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abbiegen and anbieten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
abbiegen
8 ch
anbieten

Why the eye confuses abbiegen with anbieten

A purely visual mix-up. abbiegen ([ˈapˌbiːɡŋ̩]) and anbieten ([ˈanˌbiːtn̩]) 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 17163, 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]. anbieten is at rank #2,941, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌbiːtn̩].

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 17163, this pair ranks #1,929,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abbiegen vs anbieten

Shared letters: abein. Private to "abbiegen": g. Private to "anbieten": t.

"abbiegen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "anbieten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abbiegen ← abbeigen · abbieegn · abbiegenn · abbieggen · abbiegne · abbigeen · abibegen · abiegen
  • anbieten ← abnieten · anbbieten · anbeiten · anbieetn · anbietenn · anbietne · anbietten · anbiteen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abbiegen" and "anbieten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌbiːɡŋ̩] versus [ˈanˌbiːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abbiegen" or "anbieten"?
"anbieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,941 in our German list, against #14,222 for "abbiegen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abbiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anbieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,929,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abbiegen" and "anbieten" 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 #1,929,821 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