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“Abschnitte” and “Abschnitten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,794
- “Abschnitte” frequency rank
- #16,343
- “Abschnitten” frequency rank
- 27137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abschnitte | Abschnitten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Abschnitt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abschnitt |
Where the eye mixes Abschnitte and Abschnitten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Abschnitte runs 10 letters (VCCCCCVCCV) against Abschnitten's 11 (VCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Abschnitte vs Abschnitten
A purely visual mix-up. Abschnitte ([ˈapˌʃnɪtə]) and Abschnitten ([ˈapˌʃnɪtn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Abschnitte” sits inside “Abschnitten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abschnitte is recorded at frequency rank #10,794, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃnɪtə]. Abschnitten is at rank #16,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃnɪtn̩].
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 27137, this pair ranks #1,806,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abschnitte vs Abschnitten
Shared letters: abcehinst. Private to "Abschnitte": -. Private to "Abschnitten": -.
"Abschnitte" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV · "Abschnitten" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abschnitte ← abbschnitte · abcshnitte · abscchnitte · abschhnitte · abschintte · abschnite · abschnitet · abschnnitte
- Abschnitten ← abbschnitten · abcshnitten · abscchnitten · abschhnitten · abschintten · abschniten · abschnitetn · abschnittenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Abschnitte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abschnitten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,806,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abschnitte" and "Abschnitten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschnitten vs Abschnitts". 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 #1,806,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.