Which to use
“abhängen” and “abhängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,026
- “abhängen” frequency rank
- #13,297
- “abhängt” frequency rank
- 23323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abhängen | abhängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Bedingung haben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abhängen |
Where the eye mixes abhängen and abhängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abhängen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against abhängt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abhängen and abhängt
A purely visual mix-up. abhängen ([ˈapˌhɛŋən]) and abhängt ([ˈapˌhɛŋt]) 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 23323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abhängen is recorded at frequency rank #10,026, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌhɛŋən]. abhängt is at rank #13,297, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌhɛŋt].
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 23323, this pair ranks #1,862,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abhängen vs abhängt
Shared letters: abghnä. Private to "abhängen": e. Private to "abhängt": t.
"abhängen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "abhängt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abhängen" and "abhängt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abhängen" or "abhängt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abhängen" and "abhängt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abhängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abhängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abhängen" and "abhängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abhängen vs absaugen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,862,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.