Which to use
“abhören” and “aufhören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,172
- “abhören” frequency rank
- #2,483
- “aufhören” frequency rank
- 29655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abhören | aufhören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gelerntes aufsagen lassen und dadurch den Erfolg kontrollieren | mit einer Handlung oder Handlungsweise nicht weitermachen |
Where the eye mixes abhören and aufhören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abhören runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against aufhören's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abhören vs aufhören
A purely visual mix-up. abhören ([ˈapˌhøːʁən]) and aufhören ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən]) 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 29655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abhören is recorded at frequency rank #27,172, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌhøːʁən]. aufhören is at rank #2,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən].
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 29655, this pair ranks #1,762,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abhören vs aufhören
Shared letters: aehnrö. Private to "abhören": b. Private to "aufhören": fu.
"abhören" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aufhören" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abhören" and "aufhören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abhören" and "aufhören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abhören vs Azoren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,762,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.