# ablegen vs ablesen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ablegen
*verb · IPA [ˈapˌleːɡn̩] · frequency rank #9,496*
fortlegen, niederlegen, irgendwohin legen

### ablesen
*verb · IPA [ˈapˌleːzn̩] · frequency rank #14,225*
einen Wert festhalten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ablegen-vs-ablesen