Which to use
“Ablage” and “Abläufe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,916
- “Ablage” frequency rank
- #15,018
- “Abläufe” frequency rank
- 46934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ablage | Abläufe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein offenes Behältnis (oder auch dafür bestimmter Ort), das dazu dient, Dinge (meist: Papier) hineinzulegen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ablauf |
Where the eye mixes Ablage and Abläufe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ablage with Abläufe
A purely visual mix-up. Ablage ([ˈapˌlaːɡə]) and Abläufe ([ˈapˌlɔɪ̯fə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ablage is recorded at frequency rank #31,916, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌlaːɡə]. Abläufe is at rank #15,018, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯fə].
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 46934, this pair ranks #1,301,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ablage vs Abläufe
Shared letters: abel. Private to "Ablage": g. Private to "Abläufe": fuä.
"Ablage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Abläufe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ablage ← abalge · abblage · ablaeg · ablagge · ablgae · abllage · albage · balage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ablage" for "Abläufe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ablage" or "Abläufe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ablage" and "Abläufe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ablage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abläufe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,301,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ablage" and "Abläufe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ablage vs ablegt". 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 #1,301,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.