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“Absicht” and “Absichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,801
- “Absicht” frequency rank
- #10,213
- “Absichten” frequency rank
- 13014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absicht | Absichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wille, etwas zu realisieren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absicht |
Where the eye mixes Absicht and Absichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Absicht runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against Absichten's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Absicht vs Absichten
A purely visual mix-up. Absicht ([ˈapzɪçt]) and Absichten ([ˈapzɪçtn̩]) 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) - “Absicht” sits inside “Absichten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absicht is recorded at frequency rank #2,801, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapzɪçt]. Absichten is at rank #10,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapzɪçtn̩].
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 13014, this pair ranks #1,960,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Absicht vs Absichten
Shared letters: abchist. Private to "Absicht": -. Private to "Absichten": en.
"Absicht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Absichten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absicht" and "Absichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Absicht" vs "Absichten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Absichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absicht" and "Absichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbricht vs Absicht". 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 #1,960,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.