AbschiebungvsAbschiebungenWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,603
“Abschiebung” frequency rank
#19,804
“Abschiebungen” frequency rank
30407
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abschiebung Abschiebungen
Definition Erzwingung der Ausreisepflicht gegenüber Personen, die dieser nicht freiwillig nachkommen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abschiebung

Where the eye mixes Abschiebung and Abschiebungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Abschiebung
13 ch
Abschiebungen

Why the eye confuses Abschiebung with Abschiebungen

A purely visual mix-up. Abschiebung ([ˈapˌʃiːbʊŋ]) and Abschiebungen ([ˈapʃiːbʊŋən]) 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) - “Abschiebung” sits inside “Abschiebungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abschiebung is recorded at frequency rank #10,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃiːbʊŋ]. Abschiebungen is at rank #19,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapʃiːbʊŋən].

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 30407, this pair ranks #1,748,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Abschiebung vs Abschiebungen

Shared letters: abceghinsu. Private to "Abschiebung": -. Private to "Abschiebungen": -.

"Abschiebung" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVVCVCC  ·  "Abschiebungen" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abschiebungabbschiebung · abcshiebung · abscchiebung · abscheibung · abschhiebung · abschibeung · abschiebbung · abschiebnug
  • Abschiebungenabbschiebungen · abcshiebungen · abscchiebungen · abscheibungen · abschhiebungen · abschibeungen · abschiebbungen · abschiebnugen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Abschiebung" and "Abschiebungen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌʃiːbʊŋ] versus [ˈapʃiːbʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Abschiebung" or "Abschiebungen"?
"Abschiebung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,603 in our German list, against #19,804 for "Abschiebungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Abschiebung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Abschiebungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,748,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abschiebung" and "Abschiebungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschiebung vs Abschreibung". 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 #1,748,467 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