Which to use
“abdrehen” and “abziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,332
- “abdrehen” frequency rank
- #10,990
- “abziehen” frequency rank
- 48322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abdrehen | abziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit einer drehenden Bewegung ablösen | sich entfernen |
Where the eye mixes abdrehen and abziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abdrehen (VCCCVCVC) and abziehen (VCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between abdrehen and abziehen
A purely visual mix-up. abdrehen ([ˈapˌdʁeːən]) and abziehen ([ˈapˌt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abdrehen is recorded at frequency rank #37,332, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌdʁeːən]. abziehen is at rank #10,990, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːən].
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 48322, this pair ranks #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abdrehen vs abziehen
Shared letters: abehn. Private to "abdrehen": dr. Private to "abziehen": iz.
"abdrehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "abziehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abdrehen" and "abziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abdrehen" or "abziehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abdrehen" and "abziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abdrehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abdrehen" and "abziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdrehen vs andrehen". 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 #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.