Which to use
“abweichende” and “abweichenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,019
- “abweichende” frequency rank
- #28,982
- “abweichenden” frequency rank
- 44001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abweichende | abweichenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abweichend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abweichend |
Where the eye mixes abweichende and abweichenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. abweichende runs 11 letters (VCCVVCCVCCV) against abweichenden's 12 (VCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abweichende with abweichenden
A purely visual mix-up. abweichende ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩də]) and abweichenden ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩dən]) 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) - “abweichende” sits inside “abweichenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abweichende is recorded at frequency rank #15,019, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩də]. abweichenden is at rank #28,982, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩dən].
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 44001, this pair ranks #1,400,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abweichende vs abweichenden
Shared letters: abcdehinw. Private to "abweichende": -. Private to "abweichenden": -.
"abweichende" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCCV · "abweichenden" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abweichende ← abbweichende · abewichende · abwecihende · abweicchende · abweicehnde · abweichedne · abweichendde · abweichened
- abweichenden ← abbweichenden · abewichenden · abwecihenden · abweicchenden · abweicehnden · abweichednen · abweichendden · abweichendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abweichende" and "abweichenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abweichende" vs "abweichenden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abweichende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abweichenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,400,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abweichende" and "abweichenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abweichend vs abweichenden". 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 #1,400,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.