Which to use
“Abgang” is a noun and “abging” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,668
- “Abgang” frequency rank
- #40,360
- “abging” frequency rank
- 50028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abgang | abging |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Weg, der nach unten führt; eine Treppe, eine Rampe, die abwärts führt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abgehen |
Where the eye mixes Abgang and abging
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Abgang and abging follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Abgang vs abging
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Abgang is [ˈapˌɡaŋ] while abging is [ˈapˌɡɪŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Abgang” becomes i in “abging”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abgang is recorded at frequency rank #9,668, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌɡaŋ]. abging is at rank #40,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌɡɪŋ].
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 50028, this pair ranks #1,189,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Abgang vs abging
Shared letters: abgn. Private to "Abgang": -. Private to "abging": i.
"Abgang" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "abging" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abgang" for "abging" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Abgang" or "abging" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Abgang" and "abging" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abgang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,189,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abgang" and "abging" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abging vs Aibling". 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 #1,189,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.