Which to use
“abbricht” is a verb and “Abbruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,307
- “abbricht” frequency rank
- #8,500
- “Abbruch” frequency rank
- 50807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbricht | Abbruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abbrechen | das Beenden von etwas |
Where the eye mixes abbricht and Abbruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abbricht runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against Abbruch's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abbricht and Abbruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abbricht is [ˈapˌbʁɪçt] while Abbruch is [ˈapˌbʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abbricht is recorded at frequency rank #42,307, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌbʁɪçt]. Abbruch is at rank #8,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌbʁʊx].
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 50807, this pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abbricht vs Abbruch
Shared letters: abchr. Private to "abbricht": it. Private to "Abbruch": u.
"abbricht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "Abbruch" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abbricht" for "Abbruch" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abbricht" or "Abbruch" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abbricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abbruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbricht" and "Abbruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbricht vs ausbricht". 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 #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.