Which to use
“abraten” and “abräumen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,622
- “abraten” frequency rank
- #43,682
- “abräumen” frequency rank
- 85304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abraten | abräumen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun | Gegenstände von einer Oberfläche entfernen |
Where the eye mixes abraten and abräumen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abraten runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against abräumen's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abraten and abräumen
A purely visual mix-up. abraten ([ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]) and abräumen ([ˈapˌʁɔɪ̯mən]) 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 85304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abraten is recorded at frequency rank #41,622, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]. abräumen is at rank #43,682, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʁɔɪ̯mən].
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 85304, this pair ranks #110,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abraten vs abräumen
Shared letters: abenr. Private to "abraten": t. Private to "abräumen": muä.
"abraten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abräumen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abraten ← abarten · abbraten · abraetn · abratenn · abratne · abratten · abrraten · abrtaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abraten" and "abräumen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abraten" vs "abräumen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abraten" and "abräumen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abräumen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abraten" and "abräumen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abraten vs abtragen". 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 #110,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.