Which to use
“abweichend” is a verb and “Abweichung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,791
- “abweichend” frequency rank
- #15,807
- “Abweichung” frequency rank
- 34598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abweichend | Abweichung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs abweichen | die Nichterfüllung einer Regelmäßigkeit |
Where the eye mixes abweichend and Abweichung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abweichend and Abweichung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abweichend vs Abweichung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abweichend is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩t] while Abweichung is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abweichend is recorded at frequency rank #18,791, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩t]. Abweichung is at rank #15,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ].
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 34598, this pair ranks #1,659,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abweichend vs Abweichung
Shared letters: abcehinw. Private to "abweichend": d. Private to "Abweichung": gu.
"abweichend" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "Abweichung" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abweichend ← abbweichend · abewichend · abwecihend · abweicchend · abweicehnd · abweichedn · abweichendd · abweichennd
- Abweichung ← abbweichung · abewichung · abwecihung · abweicchung · abweichhung · abweichnug · abweichugn · abweichungg
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "abweichend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abweichung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abweichend" and "Abweichung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abweichung vs Abweisung". 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 #1,659,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.