Which to use
“ablesen” and “absehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,225
- “ablesen” frequency rank
- #26,726
- “absehen” frequency rank
- 40951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablesen | absehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wert festhalten | (zukünftige Ereignisse) voraussehen |
Where the eye mixes ablesen and absehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ablesen and absehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ablesen vs absehen
A purely visual mix-up. ablesen ([ˈapˌleːzn̩]) and absehen ([ˈapˌz̥eːən]) 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 40951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablesen is recorded at frequency rank #14,225, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌleːzn̩]. absehen is at rank #26,726, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥eːən].
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 40951, this pair ranks #1,493,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ablesen vs absehen
Shared letters: abens. Private to "ablesen": l. Private to "absehen": h.
"ablesen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "absehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ablesen" for "absehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ablesen" vs "absehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ablesen" and "absehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,493,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablesen" and "absehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdrehen vs absehen". 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 #1,493,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.