AbrechnungvsAbrechnungenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Abrechnung” and “Abrechnungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,015
“Abrechnung” frequency rank
#42,310
“Abrechnungen” frequency rank
54325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abrechnung Abrechnungen
Definition Berechnung von Kosten, Aufwand, Verbräuchen, Mengen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abrechnung

Where the eye mixes Abrechnung and Abrechnungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Abrechnung runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVCC) against Abrechnungen's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Abrechnung
12 ch
Abrechnungen

Look-alike desk: Abrechnung vs Abrechnungen

A purely visual mix-up. Abrechnung ([ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]) and Abrechnungen ([ˈapʁɛçnʊŋən]) 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) - “Abrechnung” sits inside “Abrechnungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abrechnung is recorded at frequency rank #12,015, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]. Abrechnungen is at rank #42,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapʁɛçnʊŋən].

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 54325, this pair ranks #1,023,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Abrechnung vs Abrechnungen

Shared letters: abceghnru. Private to "Abrechnung": -. Private to "Abrechnungen": -.

"Abrechnung" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC  ·  "Abrechnungen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abrechnung ← abbrechnung · aberchnung · abrcehnung · abrecchnung · abrechhnung · abrechnnug · abrechnnung · abrechnugn
  • Abrechnungen ← abbrechnungen · aberchnungen · abrcehnungen · abrecchnungen · abrechhnungen · abrechnnugen · abrechnnungen · abrechnugnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Abrechnung" and "Abrechnungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ] versus [ˈapʁɛçnʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Abrechnung" or "Abrechnungen"?
"Abrechnung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,015 in our German list, against #42,310 for "Abrechnungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Abrechnung" and "Abrechnungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Abrechnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Abrechnungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,023,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abrechnung" and "Abrechnungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrechnen vs Abrechnung". 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 #1,023,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list