Which to use
“Absicht” is a noun and “absieht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,801
- “Absicht” frequency rank
- #36,771
- “absieht” frequency rank
- 39572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absicht | absieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wille, etwas zu realisieren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absehen |
Where the eye mixes Absicht and absieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Absicht (VCCVCCC) and absieht (VCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Absicht and absieht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Absicht is [ˈapzɪçt] while absieht is [ˈapˌziːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “Absicht” becomes e in “absieht”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39572, 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]. absieht is at rank #36,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌziːt].
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 39572, this pair ranks #1,533,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Absicht vs absieht
Shared letters: abhist. Private to "Absicht": c. Private to "absieht": e.
"Absicht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "absieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absicht" and "absieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Absicht" vs "absieht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "absieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,533,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absicht" and "absieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absieht vs auszieht". 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 #1,533,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.