Which to use
“abzulenken” and “abzuwenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,895
- “abzulenken” frequency rank
- #20,485
- “abzuwenden” frequency rank
- 37380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abzulenken | abzuwenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablenken | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwenden |
Where the eye mixes abzulenken and abzuwenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abzulenken and abzuwenden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abzulenken and abzuwenden
A purely visual mix-up. abzulenken ([ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩]) and abzuwenden ([ˈapt͡suˌvɛndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abzulenken is recorded at frequency rank #16,895, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩]. abzuwenden is at rank #20,485, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌvɛndn̩].
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 37380, this pair ranks #1,591,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abzulenken vs abzuwenden
Shared letters: abenuz. Private to "abzulenken": kl. Private to "abzuwenden": dw.
"abzulenken" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "abzuwenden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abzulenken ← abbzulenken · abuzlenken · abzluenken · abzuelnken · abzuleknen · abzulenekn · abzulenkenn · abzulenkken
- abzuwenden ← abbzuwenden · abuzwenden · abzuewnden · abzuwednen · abzuwendden · abzuwendenn · abzuwendne · abzuwenedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abzulenken" and "abzuwenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abzulenken" vs "abzuwenden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abzulenken" and "abzuwenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abzulenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abzuwenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,591,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abzulenken" and "abzuwenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzuweisen vs abzuwenden". 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 #1,591,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.