Which to use
“Absatzes” is a noun and “absetzen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,895
- “Absatzes” frequency rank
- #9,133
- “absetzen” frequency rank
- 42028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absatzes | absetzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Absatz | eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen |
Where the eye mixes Absatzes and absetzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Absatzes and absetzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Absatzes with absetzen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Absatzes is [ˈapˌzat͡səs] while absetzen is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]. 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 42028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absatzes is recorded at frequency rank #32,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌzat͡səs]. absetzen is at rank #9,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩].
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 42028, this pair ranks #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Absatzes vs absetzen
Shared letters: abestz. Private to "Absatzes": -. Private to "absetzen": n.
"Absatzes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "absetzen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Absatzes" and "absetzen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Absatzes" or "absetzen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Absatzes" and "absetzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absatzes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absetzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absatzes" and "absetzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absatzes vs Ansatzes". 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 #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.