Which to use
“abhaken” and “abheben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,894
- “abhaken” frequency rank
- #12,850
- “abheben” frequency rank
- 45744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abhaken | abheben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Häkchen versehen | etwas von etwas anderem, zum Beispiel auch einer Unterlage oder einem Unterteil, herunternehmen |
Where the eye mixes abhaken and abheben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abhaken and abheben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abhaken with abheben
A purely visual mix-up. abhaken ([ˈapˌhaːkn̩]) and abheben ([ˈapˌheːbn̩]) 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 45744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abhaken is recorded at frequency rank #32,894, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌhaːkn̩]. abheben is at rank #12,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌheːbn̩].
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 45744, this pair ranks #1,342,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abhaken vs abheben
Shared letters: abehn. Private to "abhaken": k. Private to "abheben": -.
"abhaken" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abheben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abhaken" and "abheben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abhaken" or "abheben"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abhaken" and "abheben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abhaken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abheben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abhaken" and "abheben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abhaken vs abraten". 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 #1,342,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.