Which to use
“abheben” is a verb and “Ableben” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,850
- “abheben” frequency rank
- #22,994
- “Ableben” frequency rank
- 35844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abheben | Ableben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas von etwas anderem, zum Beispiel auch einer Unterlage oder einem Unterteil, herunternehmen | Zeitpunkt beziehungsweise Zustand, an beziehungsweise in dem alle Lebensfunktionen eines Menschen aufgehört haben; Ende des menschlichen Daseins |
Where the eye mixes abheben and Ableben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abheben and Ableben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abheben is [ˈapˌheːbn̩] while Ableben is [ˈapˌleːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “abheben” becomes l in “Ableben”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abheben is recorded at frequency rank #12,850, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌheːbn̩]. Ableben is at rank #22,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌleːbn̩].
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 35844, this pair ranks #1,630,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abheben vs Ableben
Shared letters: aben. Private to "abheben": h. Private to "Ableben": l.
"abheben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Ableben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abheben" and "Ableben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abheben" or "Ableben" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abheben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ableben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,630,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abheben" and "Ableben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ableben vs Alleen". 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 #1,630,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.