Which to use
“abweichen” and “abweichend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,757
- “abweichen” frequency rank
- #18,791
- “abweichend” frequency rank
- 32548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abweichen | abweichend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich von einer Norm oder Regularität unterscheiden | Partizip Präsens des Verbs abweichen |
Where the eye mixes abweichen and abweichend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abweichen with abweichend
A purely visual mix-up. abweichen ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) and abweichend ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩t]) 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) - “abweichen” sits inside “abweichend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abweichen is recorded at frequency rank #13,757, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. abweichend is at rank #18,791, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩t].
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 32548, this pair ranks #1,705,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abweichen vs abweichend
Shared letters: abcehinw. Private to "abweichen": -. Private to "abweichend": d.
"abweichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "abweichend" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abweichen ← abbweichen · abewichen · abwecihen · abweicchen · abweicehn · abweichenn · abweichhen · abweichne
- abweichend ← abbweichend · abewichend · abwecihend · abweicchend · abweicehnd · abweichedn · abweichendd · abweichennd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abweichen" for "abweichend" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abweichen" vs "abweichend" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abweichen" and "abweichend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abweichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abweichend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,705,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abweichen" and "abweichend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abweichend vs abweisend". 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 #1,705,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.