Which to use
“abe” and “Abend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,223
- “abe” frequency rank
- #405
- “Abend” frequency rank
- 14628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abe | Abend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affe | die Tageszeit nach dem Nachmittag, die beginnt, wenn die Sonne den Horizont erreicht, und bei völliger Dunkelheit endet; dem Abend geht der Tag voran und auf den Abend folgt die Nacht |
Where the eye mixes abe and Abend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abe and Abend
A purely visual mix-up. abe ([ˈɛːb̥ə]) and Abend ([ˈaːbn̩t]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abe” sits inside “Abend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abe is recorded at frequency rank #14,223, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛːb̥ə]. Abend is at rank #405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩t].
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 14628, this pair ranks #1,949,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abe vs Abend
Shared letters: abe. Private to "abe": -. Private to "Abend": dn.
"abe" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "Abend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abend ← abbend · abedn · abendd · abennd · abned · aebnd · baend
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abe" for "Abend" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abe" or "Abend"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abe" and "Abend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abe" and "Abend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abe vs AUD". 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 #1,949,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.