Which to use
“ablehnen” and “ablehnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,856
- “ablehnen” frequency rank
- #16,893
- “ablehnt” frequency rank
- 24749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablehnen | ablehnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas nein sagen; etwas zurückweisen oder missbilligen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablehnen |
Where the eye mixes ablehnen and ablehnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ablehnen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against ablehnt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ablehnen and ablehnt
A purely visual mix-up. ablehnen ([ˈapˌleːnən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablehnen is recorded at frequency rank #7,856, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːnən]. 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 24749, this pair ranks #1,843,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ablehnen vs ablehnt
Shared letters: abehln. Private to "ablehnen": -. Private to "ablehnt": t.
"ablehnen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ablehnt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ablehnen" for "ablehnt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ablehnen" or "ablehnt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablehnen" 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 #1,843,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablehnen" and "ablehnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablehnt 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 #1,843,273 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.