Which to use
“ablassen” is a verb and “Abwasser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,281
- “ablassen” frequency rank
- #18,790
- “Abwasser” frequency rank
- 45071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablassen | Abwasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache nicht weiter verfolgen | durch häuslichen, gewerblichen sowie industriellen Gebrauch verunreinigtes oder auf bebauten bzw. befestigten Flächen gesammeltes und abfließendes Wasser sowie ein unbeabsichtigter Fremdwasserzufluss |
Where the eye mixes ablassen and Abwasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ablassen and Abwasser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ablassen vs Abwasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ablassen is [ˈapˌlasn̩] while Abwasser is [ˈapˌvasɐ]. 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 45071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablassen is recorded at frequency rank #26,281, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌlasn̩]. Abwasser is at rank #18,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌvasɐ].
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 45071, this pair ranks #1,365,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ablassen vs Abwasser
Shared letters: abes. Private to "ablassen": ln. Private to "Abwasser": rw.
"ablassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "Abwasser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ablassen" for "Abwasser" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abwasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,365,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablassen" and "Abwasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablassen vs anlassen". 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 #1,365,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.