Which to use
“Ableitung” and “Abneigung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,482
- “Ableitung” frequency rank
- #13,996
- “Abneigung” frequency rank
- 34478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ableitung | Abneigung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Prozess und Ergebnis der) Bildung neuer Wörter mit Hilfe grammatischer Morpheme (mit Ausnahme der Flexionsmorpheme) | leichter Widerwille gegen etwas oder eine Person, oft ohne das genau begründen zu können |
Where the eye mixes Ableitung and Abneigung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ableitung and Abneigung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Ableitung with Abneigung
A purely visual mix-up. Ableitung ([ˈapˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]) and Abneigung ([ˈapˌnaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34478, 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]. Abneigung is at rank #13,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌnaɪ̯ɡʊŋ].
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 34478, this pair ranks #1,662,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ableitung vs Abneigung
Shared letters: abeginu. Private to "Ableitung": lt. Private to "Abneigung": -.
"Ableitung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "Abneigung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ableitung" for "Abneigung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ableitung" or "Abneigung"?
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 "Abneigung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,662,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ableitung" and "Abneigung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ableitung vs Abweisung". 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 #1,662,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.