Which to use
“Abend” and “Alben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #405
- “Abend” frequency rank
- #8,325
- “Alben” frequency rank
- 8730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abend | Alben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Album |
Where the eye mixes Abend and Alben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Abend with Alben
A purely visual mix-up. Abend ([ˈaːbn̩t]) and Alben ([ˈalbn̩]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abend is recorded at frequency rank #405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩t]. Alben is at rank #8,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalbn̩].
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 8730, this pair ranks #1,983,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abend vs Alben
Shared letters: aben. Private to "Abend": d. Private to "Alben": l.
"Abend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Alben" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abend" for "Alben" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Abend" or "Alben" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abend" and "Alben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alben vs Alleen". 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 #1,983,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.