Which to use
“abladen” and “abwägen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,620
- “abladen” frequency rank
- #25,872
- “abwägen” frequency rank
- 67492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abladen | abwägen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ladung von einem Ort (zum Beispiel einem Transportfahrzeug) entfernen oder herunterheben | vergleichend prüfen |
Where the eye mixes abladen and abwägen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abladen and abwägen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abladen and abwägen
A purely visual mix-up. abladen ([ˈapˌlaːdn̩]) and abwägen ([ˈapˌvɛːɡn̩]) 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 67492, 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]. abwägen is at rank #25,872, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvɛːɡn̩].
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 67492, this pair ranks #538,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abladen vs abwägen
Shared letters: aben. Private to "abladen": dl. Private to "abwägen": gwä.
"abladen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abwägen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abladen ← abalden · abbladen · abladden · abladenn · abladne · ablaedn · abldaen · albaden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abladen" for "abwägen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abladen" or "abwägen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abladen" and "abwägen" 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 "abwägen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #538,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abladen" and "abwägen" 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 #538,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.