AbbildungenvsAusbildungenConfusable pair

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

#9,493
“Abbildungen” frequency rank
#21,891
“Ausbildungen” frequency rank
31384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abbildungen Ausbildungen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abbildung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausbildung

Where the eye mixes Abbildungen and Ausbildungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Abbildungen runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVC) against Ausbildungen's 12 (VVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Abbildungen
12 ch
Ausbildungen

Visual trap between Abbildungen and Ausbildungen

A purely visual mix-up. Abbildungen ([ˈapˌbɪldʊŋən]) and Ausbildungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋən]) 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 31384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abbildungen is recorded at frequency rank #9,493, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋən]. Ausbildungen is at rank #21,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋən].

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 31384, this pair ranks #1,729,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Abbildungen vs Ausbildungen

Shared letters: abdegilnu. Private to "Abbildungen": -. Private to "Ausbildungen": s.

"Abbildungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Ausbildungen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abbildungen ← abbidlungen · abbilddungen · abbildnugen · abbildugnen · abbildunegn · abbildungenn · abbildunggen · abbildungne
  • Ausbildungen ← asubildungen · aubsildungen · ausbbildungen · ausbidlungen · ausbilddungen · ausbildnugen · ausbildugnen · ausbildunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Abbildungen" and "Ausbildungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌbɪldʊŋən] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Abbildungen" or "Ausbildungen"?
"Abbildungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,493 in our German list, against #21,891 for "Ausbildungen". 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 "Abbildungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausbildungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,729,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abbildungen" and "Ausbildungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausbildung vs Ausbildungen". 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 #1,729,221 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