Which to use
“Ablöse” is a noun and “ablösen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,423
- “Ablöse” frequency rank
- #20,483
- “ablösen” frequency rank
- 50906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ablöse | ablösen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Gruppe, die an die Stelle einer anderen tritt, oder auch der entsprechende Vorgang | eine Aufgabe für jemanden übernehmen, jemanden ersetzen |
Where the eye mixes Ablöse and ablösen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ablöse runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ablösen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ablöse vs ablösen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ablöse is [ˈapˌløːzə] while ablösen is [ˈapˌløːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ablöse” sits inside “ablösen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ablöse is recorded at frequency rank #30,423, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌløːzə]. ablösen is at rank #20,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌløːzn̩].
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 50906, this pair ranks #1,155,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ablöse vs ablösen
Shared letters: abelsö. Private to "Ablöse": -. Private to "ablösen": n.
"Ablöse" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ablösen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ablöse" and "ablösen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ablöse" or "ablösen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ablöse" and "ablösen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ablöse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ablösen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,155,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ablöse" and "ablösen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "able vs Ablöse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,155,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.