Which to use
“Abstand” and “Abstände” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,010
- “Abstand” frequency rank
- #22,241
- “Abstände” frequency rank
- 24251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abstand | Abstände |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlicher oder zeitlicher Zwischenraum, räumliche Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten, Zeitabschnitt zwischen zwei Zeitpunkten auch im übertragenen Sinn | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abstand |
Where the eye mixes Abstand and Abstände
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Abstand vs Abstände
A purely visual mix-up. Abstand ([ˈapˌʃtant]) and Abstände ([ˈapˌʃtɛndə]) 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 24251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abstand is recorded at frequency rank #2,010, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃtant]. Abstände is at rank #22,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃtɛndə].
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 24251, this pair ranks #1,850,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abstand vs Abstände
Shared letters: abdnst. Private to "Abstand": -. Private to "Abstände": eä.
"Abstand" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Abstände" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abstand ← abbstand · absatnd · absstand · abstadn · abstandd · abstannd · abstnad · absttand
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abstand" for "Abstände" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Abstand" or "Abstände"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Abstand" and "Abstände" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abstand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abstände" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abstand" and "Abstände" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abstände vs Aufstände". 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 #1,850,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.