abweichendevsabweichendenWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abweichende and abweichenden apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
abweichende
12 ch
abweichenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • abweichendeabbweichende · abewichende · abwecihende · abweicchende · abweicehnde · abweichedne · abweichendde · abweichened
  • abweichendenabbweichenden · abewichenden · abwecihenden · abweicchenden · abweicehnden · abweichednen · abweichendden · abweichendenn

Frequency comparison

abweichende#15,019
abweichenden#28,982

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abweichende" and "abweichenden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩də] versus [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abweichende" or "abweichenden"?
"abweichende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,019 in our German list, against #28,982 for "abweichenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abweichende vs abweichenden

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “abweichende” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list