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“absolviert” and “absorbiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,674
- “absolviert” frequency rank
- #27,174
- “absorbiert” frequency rank
- 32848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absolviert | absorbiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs absolvieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs absorbieren |
Where the eye mixes absolviert and absorbiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. absolviert and absorbiert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: absolviert vs absorbiert
A purely visual mix-up. absolviert ([apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t]) and absorbiert ([apzɔʁˈbiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absolviert is recorded at frequency rank #5,674, classified as averb, pronounced [apzɔlˈviːɐ̯t]. absorbiert is at rank #27,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [apzɔʁˈbiːɐ̯t].
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 32848, this pair ranks #1,698,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absolviert vs absorbiert
Shared letters: abeiorst. Private to "absolviert": lv. Private to "absorbiert": -.
"absolviert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "absorbiert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- absolviert ← abbsolviert · aboslviert · absloviert · absolivert · absollviert · absolveirt · absolvierrt · absolviertt
- absorbiert ← abbsorbiert · abosrbiert · absobriert · absorbbiert · absorbeirt · absorbierrt · absorbiertt · absorbietr
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "absolviert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absorbiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,698,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absolviert" and "absorbiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absorbieren vs absorbiert". 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 #1,698,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.