Which to use
“ablehne” and “ablehnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,442
- “ablehne” frequency rank
- #7,856
- “ablehnen” frequency rank
- 54298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablehne | ablehnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen | zu etwas nein sagen; etwas zurückweisen oder missbilligen |
Where the eye mixes ablehne and ablehnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ablehne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against ablehnen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ablehne and ablehnen
A purely visual mix-up. ablehne ([ˈapˌleːnə]) and ablehnen ([ˈapˌleːnən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ablehne” sits inside “ablehnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablehne is recorded at frequency rank #46,442, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːnə]. ablehnen is at rank #7,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːnən].
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 54298, this pair ranks #1,024,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ablehne vs ablehnen
Shared letters: abehln. Private to "ablehne": -. Private to "ablehnen": -.
"ablehne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ablehnen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ablehne" and "ablehnen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ablehne" or "ablehnen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ablehne" and "ablehnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,024,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablehne" and "ablehnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablehne vs ablehnten". 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 #1,024,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.