Which to use
“absteigen” is a verb and “Absteiger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,112
- “absteigen” frequency rank
- #18,786
- “Absteiger” frequency rank
- 37898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absteigen | Absteiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an Höhe verlieren, nach unten verlaufen, einen abschüssigen Verlauf nehmen | jemand, dessen gesellschaftliches, berufliches Ansehen abgenommen hat oder auf dem Wege ist, abzunehmen |
Where the eye mixes absteigen and Absteiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: absteigen vs Absteiger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: absteigen is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] while Absteiger is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “absteigen” becomes r in “Absteiger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absteigen is recorded at frequency rank #19,112, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Absteiger is at rank #18,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ].
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 37898, this pair ranks #1,578,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absteigen vs Absteiger
Shared letters: abegist. Private to "absteigen": n. Private to "Absteiger": r.
"absteigen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "Absteiger" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "absteigen" for "Absteiger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "absteigen" vs "Absteiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "absteigen" and "Absteiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absteigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Absteiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absteigen" and "Absteiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absteiger vs Aussteiger". 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 #1,578,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.