Which to use
“abtreten” and “austreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,152
- “abtreten” frequency rank
- #23,031
- “austreten” frequency rank
- 43183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abtreten | austreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Tritt entfernen | seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen |
Where the eye mixes abtreten and austreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abtreten runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against austreten's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abtreten vs austreten
A purely visual mix-up. abtreten ([ˈapˌtʁeːtn̩]) and austreten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 43183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abtreten is recorded at frequency rank #20,152, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌtʁeːtn̩]. austreten is at rank #23,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 43183, this pair ranks #1,426,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abtreten vs austreten
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "abtreten": b. Private to "austreten": su.
"abtreten" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "austreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abtreten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,426,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abtreten" and "austreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftretens vs austreten". 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 #1,426,078 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.