ablegenvsablegtConfusable pair

Which to use

“ablegen” and “ablegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,496
“ablegen” frequency rank
#42,987
“ablegt” frequency rank
52483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ablegen ablegt
Definition fortlegen, niederlegen, irgendwohin legen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablegen

Where the eye mixes ablegen and ablegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
ablegen
6 ch
ablegt

Visual trap between ablegen and ablegt

A purely visual mix-up. ablegen ([ˈapˌleːɡn̩]) and ablegt ([ˈapˌleːkt]) 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 52483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ablegen is recorded at frequency rank #9,496, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːɡn̩]. ablegt is at rank #42,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːkt].

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 52483, this pair ranks #1,095,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ablegen vs ablegt

Shared letters: abegl. Private to "ablegen": n. Private to "ablegt": t.

"ablegen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "ablegt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ablegenabblegen · abelgen · ableegn · ablegenn · ableggen · ablegne · ablgeen · abllegen
  • ablegtabblegt · abelgt · ableggt · ablegtt · abletg · ablget · abllegt · albegt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ablegen" and "ablegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌleːɡn̩] versus [ˈapˌleːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ablegen" vs "ablegt" - which ranks higher?
"ablegen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,496 in our German list, against #42,987 for "ablegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ablegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ablegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,095,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ablegen" and "ablegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablegt vs ablenkt". 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 #1,095,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list