Which to use
“abweisend” is a verb and “abwesend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,687
- “abweisend” frequency rank
- #27,595
- “abwesend” frequency rank
- 71282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abweisend | abwesend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs abweisen | nicht am erwarteten Ort befindlich |
Where the eye mixes abweisend and abwesend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abweisend runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCC) against abwesend's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abweisend vs abwesend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abweisend is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t] while abwesend is [ˈapˌveːzn̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abweisend is recorded at frequency rank #43,687, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t]. abwesend is at rank #27,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌveːzn̩t].
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 71282, this pair ranks #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abweisend vs abwesend
Shared letters: abdensw. Private to "abweisend": i. Private to "abwesend": -.
"abweisend" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "abwesend" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abweisend" and "abwesend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abweisend" vs "abwesend" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abweisend" and "abwesend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abweisend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abwesend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abweisend" and "abwesend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abweisend 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 #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.