AbsprachevsAbsprachenWhich spelling fits?

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

#12,220
“Absprache” frequency rank
#21,508
“Absprachen” frequency rank
33728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Absprache Absprachen
Definition Verständigung von Partnern über künftige Handlungen oder Unterlassungen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absprache

Where the eye mixes Absprache and Absprachen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Absprache
10 ch
Absprachen

Visual trap between Absprache and Absprachen

A purely visual mix-up. Absprache ([ˈapˌʃpʁaːxə]) and Absprachen ([ˈapˌʃpʁaːxn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Absprache” sits inside “Absprachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Absprache is recorded at frequency rank #12,220, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃpʁaːxə]. Absprachen is at rank #21,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃpʁaːxn̩].

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 33728, this pair ranks #1,679,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Absprache vs Absprachen

Shared letters: abcehprs. Private to "Absprache": -. Private to "Absprachen": n.

"Absprache" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV  ·  "Absprachen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abspracheabbsprache · abpsrache · absparche · abspprache · abspracche · abspraceh · absprachhe · absprahce
  • Absprachenabbsprachen · abpsrachen · absparchen · abspprachen · abspracchen · abspracehn · absprachenn · absprachhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Absprache" for "Absprachen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌʃpʁaːxə] versus [ˈapˌʃpʁaːxn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Absprache" vs "Absprachen" - which ranks higher?
"Absprache" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,220 in our German list, against #21,508 for "Absprachen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Absprache" and "Absprachen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Absprache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Absprachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,679,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Absprache" and "Absprachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absprachen vs Ansprachen". 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 #1,679,414 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