Which to use
“absagen” and “absehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,793
- “absagen” frequency rank
- #26,726
- “absehen” frequency rank
- 37519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absagen | absehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Angekündigtes widerrufen, eine Veranstaltung oder sonstiges nicht stattfinden lassen | (zukünftige Ereignisse) voraussehen |
Where the eye mixes absagen and absehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. absagen 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: absagen vs absehen
A purely visual mix-up. absagen ([ˈapˌzaːɡn̩]) 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 37519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absagen is recorded at frequency rank #10,793, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌzaːɡn̩]. 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 37519, this pair ranks #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absagen vs absehen
Shared letters: abens. Private to "absagen": g. Private to "absehen": h.
"absagen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "absehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "absagen" for "absehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "absagen" vs "absehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "absagen" 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 #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absagen" 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 #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.