Which to use
“Abgase” and “Absage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,499
- “Abgase” frequency rank
- #9,315
- “Absage” frequency rank
- 37814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abgase | Absage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abgas | Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt |
Where the eye mixes Abgase and Absage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Abgase and Absage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Abgase with Absage
A purely visual mix-up. Abgase ([ˈapˌɡaːzə]) 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 are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abgase is recorded at frequency rank #28,499, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌɡaːzə]. 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 37814, this pair ranks #1,580,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abgase vs Absage
Shared letters: abegs. Private to "Abgase": -. Private to "Absage": -.
"Abgase" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Absage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abgase" and "Absage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Abgase" or "Absage" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abgase" 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 #1,580,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abgase" and "Absage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abgas vs Abgase". 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 #1,580,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.