Which to use
“abladen” is a verb and “Ableben” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,620
- “abladen” frequency rank
- #22,994
- “Ableben” frequency rank
- 64614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abladen | Ableben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ladung von einem Ort (zum Beispiel einem Transportfahrzeug) entfernen oder herunterheben | Zeitpunkt beziehungsweise Zustand, an beziehungsweise in dem alle Lebensfunktionen eines Menschen aufgehört haben; Ende des menschlichen Daseins |
Where the eye mixes abladen and Ableben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abladen and Ableben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abladen is [ˈapˌlaːdn̩] while Ableben is [ˈapˌleːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abladen is recorded at frequency rank #41,620, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌlaːdn̩]. 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 64614, this pair ranks #635,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abladen vs Ableben
Shared letters: abeln. Private to "abladen": d. Private to "Ableben": -.
"abladen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Ableben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abladen" for "Ableben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abladen" vs "Ableben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abladen" and "Ableben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abladen" 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 #635,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abladen" and "Ableben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeladen vs abladen". 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 #635,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.