Which to use
“abbringen” and “anbringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,278
- “abbringen” frequency rank
- #13,761
- “anbringen” frequency rank
- 40039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbringen | anbringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entfernen, lösen | etwas (unerfreulicherweise) herbringen |
Where the eye mixes abbringen and anbringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abbringen and anbringen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abbringen vs anbringen
A purely visual mix-up. abbringen ([ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]) and anbringen ([ˈanˌbʁɪŋən]) 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 a single letter - b in “abbringen” becomes n in “anbringen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40039, 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]. anbringen is at rank #13,761, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌbʁɪŋən].
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 40039, this pair ranks #1,519,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abbringen vs anbringen
Shared letters: abeginr. Private to "abbringen": -. Private to "anbringen": -.
"abbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "anbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abbringen" and "anbringen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abbringen" vs "anbringen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abbringen" and "anbringen" 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 "anbringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbringen" and "anbringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbringen vs abzubringen". 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 #1,519,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.