Which to use
“abgreifen” and “abreisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,911
- “abgreifen” frequency rank
- #39,187
- “abreisen” frequency rank
- 87098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgreifen | abreisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (mit der Hand) untersuchen | eine Reise von einem bestimmten Punkt aus, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt aus antreten |
Where the eye mixes abgreifen and abreisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abgreifen runs 9 letters (VCCCVVCVC) against abreisen's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abgreifen vs abreisen
A purely visual mix-up. abgreifen ([ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]) and abreisen ([ˈapˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgreifen is recorded at frequency rank #47,911, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. abreisen is at rank #39,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 87098, this pair ranks #84,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abgreifen vs abreisen
Shared letters: abeinr. Private to "abgreifen": fg. Private to "abreisen": s.
"abgreifen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "abreisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abgreifen" and "abreisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abgreifen" or "abreisen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgreifen" and "abreisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgreifen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgreifen" and "abreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgreifen vs abtreiben". 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 #84,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.