Which to use
“absieht” and “abspielt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,771
- “absieht” frequency rank
- #23,818
- “abspielt” frequency rank
- 60589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absieht | abspielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abspielen |
Where the eye mixes absieht and abspielt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. absieht runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against abspielt's 8 (VCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between absieht and abspielt
A purely visual mix-up. absieht ([ˈapˌziːt]) and abspielt ([ˈapˌʃpiːlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absieht is recorded at frequency rank #36,771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌziːt]. abspielt is at rank #23,818, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʃpiːlt].
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 60589, this pair ranks #781,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of absieht vs abspielt
Shared letters: abeist. Private to "absieht": h. Private to "abspielt": lp.
"absieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "abspielt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "absieht" and "abspielt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "absieht" vs "abspielt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "absieht" and "abspielt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abspielt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #781,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absieht" and "abspielt" 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 #781,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.