Which to use
“abkommen” is a verb and “Abkommens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,245
- “abkommen” frequency rank
- #15,285
- “Abkommens” frequency rank
- 19530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abkommen | Abkommens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von (etwas, jemandem) stammen, auf (etwas, jemanden) zurückgehen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abkommen |
Where the eye mixes abkommen and Abkommens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abkommen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against Abkommens's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abkommen vs Abkommens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abkommen is [ˈapˌkɔmən] while Abkommens is [ˈapkɔməns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abkommen” sits inside “Abkommens”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abkommen is recorded at frequency rank #4,245, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌkɔmən]. Abkommens is at rank #15,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapkɔməns].
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 19530, this pair ranks #1,907,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abkommen vs Abkommens
Shared letters: abekmno. Private to "abkommen": -. Private to "Abkommens": s.
"abkommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "Abkommens" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abkommen" and "Abkommens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abkommen" or "Abkommens" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abkommens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abkommen" and "Abkommens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abkommen vs ankomme". 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 #1,907,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.