# about vs abrupt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### about
*adverb · IPA [əˈbaʊt] · frequency rank #7,001*
an, etwa, gut, rund, ungefähr, zirka

### abrupt
*adjective · IPA [apˈʁʊpt] · frequency rank #21,507*
plötzlich, unvermittelt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abrupt