Which to use
“Abgabe” and “Absage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,265
- “Abgabe” frequency rank
- #9,315
- “Absage” frequency rank
- 16580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abgabe | Absage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungen an Behörden | Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt |
Where the eye mixes Abgabe and Absage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Abgabe and Absage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Abgabe vs Absage
A purely visual mix-up. Abgabe ([ˈapˌɡaːbə]) and Absage ([ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]) 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 16580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abgabe is recorded at frequency rank #7,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌɡaːbə]. Absage is at rank #9,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥aːɡə].
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 16580, this pair ranks #1,934,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abgabe vs Absage
Shared letters: abeg. Private to "Abgabe": -. Private to "Absage": s.
"Abgabe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Absage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abgabe" and "Absage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Abgabe" or "Absage" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Abgabe" and "Absage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abgabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Absage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abgabe" and "Absage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absage vs absaugen". 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 #1,934,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.