Which to use
“absehen” and “abzusehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,726
- “absehen” frequency rank
- #16,076
- “abzusehen” frequency rank
- 42802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absehen | abzusehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (zukünftige Ereignisse) voraussehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs absehen |
Where the eye mixes absehen and abzusehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses absehen with abzusehen
A purely visual mix-up. absehen ([ˈapˌz̥eːən]) and abzusehen ([ˈapt͡suˌzeːən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absehen is recorded at frequency rank #26,726, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥eːən]. abzusehen is at rank #16,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌzeːən].
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 42802, this pair ranks #1,438,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of absehen vs abzusehen
Shared letters: abehns. Private to "absehen": -. Private to "abzusehen": uz.
"absehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abzusehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "absehen" for "abzusehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "absehen" vs "abzusehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "absehen" and "abzusehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abzusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absehen" and "abzusehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdrehen vs absehen". 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 #1,438,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.