Which to use
“Ableitung” and “Ableitungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,482
- “Ableitung” frequency rank
- #47,912
- “Ableitungen” frequency rank
- 68394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ableitung | Ableitungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Prozess und Ergebnis der) Bildung neuer Wörter mit Hilfe grammatischer Morpheme (mit Ausnahme der Flexionsmorpheme) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ableitung |
Where the eye mixes Ableitung and Ableitungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Ableitung runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCC) against Ableitungen's 11 (VCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ableitung with Ableitungen
A purely visual mix-up. Ableitung ([ˈapˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]) and Ableitungen ([ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Ableitung” sits inside “Ableitungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ableitung is recorded at frequency rank #20,482, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Ableitungen is at rank #47,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋən].
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 68394, this pair ranks #509,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ableitung vs Ableitungen
Shared letters: abegilntu. Private to "Ableitung": -. Private to "Ableitungen": -.
"Ableitung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "Ableitungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ableitung ← abbleitung · abelitung · ableitnug · ableittung · ableitugn · ableitungg · ableitunng · ableiutng
- Ableitungen ← abbleitungen · abelitungen · ableitnugen · ableittungen · ableitugnen · ableitunegn · ableitungenn · ableitunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ableitung" for "Ableitungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ableitung" or "Ableitungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ableitung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ableitungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ableitung" and "Ableitungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ableitungen vs Anleitungen". 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 #509,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.