Which to use
“abweisen” and “aufweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,338
- “abweisen” frequency rank
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- 43728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abweisen | aufweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bitte, eine Anfrage ablehnen; einer Bitte oder Anfrage nicht nachkommen | etwas als Merkmal haben |
Where the eye mixes abweisen and aufweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abweisen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against aufweisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abweisen vs aufweisen
A purely visual mix-up. abweisen ([ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abweisen is recorded at frequency rank #37,338, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. aufweisen is at rank #6,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 43728, this pair ranks #1,408,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abweisen vs aufweisen
Shared letters: aeinsw. Private to "abweisen": b. Private to "aufweisen": fu.
"abweisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abweisen" for "aufweisen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "abweisen" or "aufweisen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abweisen" and "aufweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,408,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abweisen" and "aufweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abweisen 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 #1,408,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.