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“abbringen” and “aufbringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,278
- “abbringen” frequency rank
- #12,231
- “aufbringen” frequency rank
- 38509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abbringen | aufbringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entfernen, lösen | jemanden ärgerlich machen |
Where the eye mixes abbringen and aufbringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abbringen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against aufbringen's 10 (VVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abbringen vs aufbringen
A purely visual mix-up. abbringen ([ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]) and aufbringen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɪŋən]) 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 38509, 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]. aufbringen is at rank #12,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɪŋən].
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 38509, this pair ranks #1,562,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abbringen vs aufbringen
Shared letters: abeginr. Private to "abbringen": -. Private to "aufbringen": fu.
"abbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "aufbringen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abbringen ← abbirngen · abbrignen · abbrinegn · abbringenn · abbringgen · abbringne · abbrinngen · abbrnigen
- aufbringen ← afubringen · aubfringen · aufbbringen · aufbirngen · aufbrignen · aufbrinegn · aufbringenn · aufbringgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abbringen" and "aufbringen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abbringen" vs "aufbringen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abbringen" and "aufbringen" 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 "aufbringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,562,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abbringen" and "aufbringen" 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 #1,562,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.