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“absolvieren” and “absolviert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,498
“absolvieren” frequency rank
#5,674
“absolviert” frequency rank
15172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature absolvieren absolviert
Definition erfolgreich durchlaufen und abschließen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs absolvieren

Where the eye mixes absolvieren and absolviert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. absolvieren runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCVC) against absolviert's 10 (VCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
absolvieren
10 ch
absolviert

Visual trap between absolvieren and absolviert

A purely visual mix-up. absolvieren ([apzɔlˈviːʁən]) and absolviert ([apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t]) 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 15172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

absolvieren is recorded at frequency rank #9,498, classified as averb, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːʁən]. absolviert is at rank #5,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t].

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 15172, this pair ranks #1,945,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of absolvieren vs absolviert

Shared letters: abeilorsv. Private to "absolvieren": n. Private to "absolviert": t.

"absolvieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "absolviert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • absolvieren ← abbsolvieren · aboslvieren · abslovieren · absoliveren · absollvieren · absolveiren · absolvieern · absolvierenn
  • absolviert ← abbsolviert · aboslviert · absloviert · absolivert · absollviert · absolveirt · absolvierrt · absolviertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "absolvieren" and "absolviert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apzɔlˈviːʁən] versus [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "absolvieren" vs "absolviert" - which ranks higher?
"absolviert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,674 in our German list, against #9,498 for "absolvieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "absolvieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "absolviert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,945,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "absolvieren" and "absolviert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absolvieren vs absorbieren". 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 #1,945,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list