Which to use
“Abweichung” and “Abweichungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,807
- “Abweichung” frequency rank
- #12,222
- “Abweichungen” frequency rank
- 28029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abweichung | Abweichungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Nichterfüllung einer Regelmäßigkeit | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abweichung |
Where the eye mixes Abweichung and Abweichungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Abweichung runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVCC) against Abweichungen's 12 (VCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Abweichung with Abweichungen
A purely visual mix-up. Abweichung ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ]) and Abweichungen ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Abweichung” sits inside “Abweichungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abweichung is recorded at frequency rank #15,807, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ]. Abweichungen is at rank #12,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋən].
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 28029, this pair ranks #1,791,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abweichung vs Abweichungen
Shared letters: abceghinuw. Private to "Abweichung": -. Private to "Abweichungen": -.
"Abweichung" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "Abweichungen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Abweichung ← abbweichung · abewichung · abwecihung · abweicchung · abweichhung · abweichnug · abweichugn · abweichungg
- Abweichungen ← abbweichungen · abewichungen · abwecihungen · abweicchungen · abweichhungen · abweichnugen · abweichugnen · abweichunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abweichung" for "Abweichungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Abweichung" vs "Abweichungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Abweichung" and "Abweichungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abweichung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abweichungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abweichung" and "Abweichungen" 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 #1,791,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.