Which to use
“Abschlag” is a noun and “abschlagen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,600
- “Abschlag” frequency rank
- #47,916
- “abschlagen” frequency rank
- 83516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abschlag | abschlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spielen des Balles aus der Hand mit dem Fuß durch den Torwart | etwas mit Gewalt abtrennen |
Where the eye mixes Abschlag and abschlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Abschlag runs 8 letters (VCCCCCVC) against abschlagen's 10 (VCCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Abschlag vs abschlagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Abschlag is [ˈapʃlaːk] while abschlagen is [ˈapˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Abschlag” sits inside “abschlagen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abschlag is recorded at frequency rank #35,600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapʃlaːk]. abschlagen is at rank #47,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʃlaːɡn̩].
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 83516, this pair ranks #138,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Abschlag vs abschlagen
Shared letters: abcghls. Private to "Abschlag": -. Private to "abschlagen": en.
"Abschlag" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCCVC · "abschlagen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abschlag ← abbschlag · abcshlag · abscchlag · abschalg · abschhlag · abschlagg · abschlga · abschllag
- abschlagen ← abbschlagen · abcshlagen · abscchlagen · abschalgen · abschhlagen · abschlaegn · abschlagenn · abschlaggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abschlag" for "abschlagen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Abschlag" or "abschlagen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Abschlag" and "abschlagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abschlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abschlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abschlag" and "abschlagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abschlagen vs ausschlagen". 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 #138,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.