Which to use
“ablehne” and “ablehnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,442
- “ablehne” frequency rank
- #16,893
- “ablehnt” frequency rank
- 63335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablehne | ablehnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen |
Where the eye mixes ablehne and ablehnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ablehne vs ablehnt
A purely visual mix-up. ablehne ([ˈapˌleːnə]) and ablehnt ([ˈapˌleːnt]) 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 a single letter - e in “ablehne” becomes t in “ablehnt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63335, 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]. ablehnt is at rank #16,893, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːnt].
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 63335, this pair ranks #680,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ablehne vs ablehnt
Shared letters: abehln. Private to "ablehne": -. Private to "ablehnt": t.
"ablehne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ablehnt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ablehne" for "ablehnt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ablehne" vs "ablehnt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #680,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablehne" and "ablehnt" 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 #680,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.