Which to use
“abreisen” is a verb and “Anreisen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,187
- “abreisen” frequency rank
- #28,516
- “Anreisen” frequency rank
- 67703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abreisen | Anreisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Reise von einem bestimmten Punkt aus, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt aus antreten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anreise |
Where the eye mixes abreisen and Anreisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abreisen and Anreisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abreisen vs Anreisen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abreisen is [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯zn̩] while Anreisen is [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abreisen” becomes n in “Anreisen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abreisen is recorded at frequency rank #39,187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Anreisen is at rank #28,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 67703, this pair ranks #531,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abreisen vs Anreisen
Shared letters: aeinrs. Private to "abreisen": b. Private to "Anreisen": -.
"abreisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "Anreisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abreisen" for "Anreisen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abreisen" or "Anreisen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abreisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #531,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abreisen" and "Anreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgreifen vs abreisen". 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 #531,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.