Which to use
“abkommen” and “ankommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,245
- “abkommen” frequency rank
- #5,905
- “ankommen” frequency rank
- 10150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abkommen | ankommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von (etwas, jemandem) stammen, auf (etwas, jemanden) zurückgehen | einen Ort, ein Ziel erreichen |
Where the eye mixes abkommen and ankommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abkommen vs ankommen
A purely visual mix-up. abkommen ([ˈapˌkɔmən]) and ankommen ([ˈanˌkɔmən]) 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 a single letter - b in “abkommen” becomes n in “ankommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10150, 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]. ankommen is at rank #5,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmən].
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 10150, this pair ranks #1,976,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abkommen vs ankommen
Shared letters: aekmno. Private to "abkommen": b. Private to "ankommen": -.
"abkommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ankommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abkommen" and "ankommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abkommen" vs "ankommen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abkommen" and "ankommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abkommen" and "ankommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ankomme vs ankommen". 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 #1,976,551 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.