Which to use
“abklären” and “anklagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,761
- “abklären” frequency rank
- #21,159
- “anklagen” frequency rank
- 60920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abklären | anklagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Klarheit über eine Angelegenheit schaffen; vollständig klären | jemanden beschuldigen, unzulänglich zu sein oder etwas Schlechtes getan zu haben |
Where the eye mixes abklären and anklagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abklären and anklagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abklären and anklagen
A purely visual mix-up. abklären ([ˈapˌklɛːʁən]) and anklagen ([ˈanˌklaːɡn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abklären is recorded at frequency rank #39,761, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌklɛːʁən]. anklagen is at rank #21,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌklaːɡn̩].
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 60920, this pair ranks #768,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abklären vs anklagen
Shared letters: aekln. Private to "abklären": brä. Private to "anklagen": g.
"abklären" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "anklagen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anklagen ← aknlagen · ankalgen · ankklagen · anklaegn · anklagenn · anklaggen · anklagne · anklgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abklären" for "anklagen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abklären" vs "anklagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abklären" and "anklagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abklären" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anklagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #768,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abklären" and "anklagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abklären vs Abklärung". 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 #768,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.