Which to use
“Absätze” is a noun and “absetzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,151
- “Absätze” frequency rank
- #46,446
- “absetzt” frequency rank
- 66597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absätze | absetzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen |
Where the eye mixes Absätze and absetzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Absätze (VCCVCCV) and absetzt (VCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Absätze with absetzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Absätze is [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə] while absetzt is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absätze is recorded at frequency rank #20,151, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]. absetzt is at rank #46,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡st].
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 66597, this pair ranks #567,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Absätze vs absetzt
Shared letters: abestz. Private to "Absätze": ä. Private to "absetzt": -.
"Absätze" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "absetzt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- absetzt ← abbsetzt · abestzt · absettz · absettzt · absetztt · absetzzt · abseztt · abssetzt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absätze" and "absetzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Absätze" vs "absetzt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Absätze" and "absetzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absätze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absetzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #567,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absätze" and "absetzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absetzt vs aussetzt". 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 #567,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.