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“abbringen” and “abzubringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,278
- “abbringen” frequency rank
- #41,626
- “abzubringen” frequency rank
- 67904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbringen | abzubringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entfernen, lösen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abbringen |
Where the eye mixes abbringen and abzubringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abbringen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against abzubringen's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abbringen and abzubringen
A purely visual mix-up. abbringen ([ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]) and abzubringen ([ˈapt͡suˌbʁɪŋən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abbringen is recorded at frequency rank #26,278, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]. abzubringen is at rank #41,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌbʁɪŋən].
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 67904, this pair ranks #524,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abbringen vs abzubringen
Shared letters: abeginr. Private to "abbringen": -. Private to "abzubringen": uz.
"abbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "abzubringen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abbringen ← abbirngen · abbrignen · abbrinegn · abbringenn · abbringgen · abbringne · abbrinngen · abbrnigen
- abzubringen ← abbzubringen · abuzbringen · abzburingen · abzubbringen · abzubirngen · abzubrignen · abzubrinegn · abzubringenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abbringen" and "abzubringen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abbringen" or "abzubringen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abbringen" and "abzubringen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abzubringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #524,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbringen" and "abzubringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzubringen vs aufzubringen". 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 #524,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.