abbauen

/[ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,281

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

abbauen is aGermanverb. It means: bauliche und andere (auch zeitweilig errichteten) technische oder künstliche Anlagen, Einrichtungen, Aufbauten und Ähnliches beseitigen, zurückbauen Pronounced [ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən]. Often confused with Abgaben and absagen.

Key facts for abbauen
PropertyValue
Headwordabbauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,281
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abbauen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abbauen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,281 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for abbauen, with forms such as "ababuen", "abauen", and "abbaeun". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Abgaben", "absagen", "abhauen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abbauen, spelled A-B-B-A-U-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bauliche und andere (auch zeitweilig errichteten) technische oder künstliche Anlagen, Einrichtungen, Aufbauten und Ähnliches beseitigen, zurückbauen
  2. 2
    Rohstoffe, Baustoffe vor allem durch Bergbau und ähnliche Technologien gewinnen
  3. 3
    (vor allem auch übertragen) verringern, beseitigen; mindern von Hindernissen, die Prozesse behindern
  4. 4
    von komplexeren in einfachere Strukturen und Formen, in geringerwertige Zustände oder Qualitäten umwandeln
  5. 5
    sich körperlich oder geistig zurückentwickeln

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ababuen,abauen,abbaeun,abbauenn,abbaune,abbuaen,babauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abbauen

Misspelling Variants of "abbauen"

ababuen7abauen6abbaeun7abbauenn8abbaune7abbuaen7babauen7
Misspelling Variants of "abbauen"

Frequency rank: #15,281 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abbauen"?
"abbauen" is spelled A-B-B-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən].
What does "abbauen" mean?
As a verb, "abbauen" means: bauliche und andere (auch zeitweilig errichteten) technische oder künstliche Anlagen, Einrichtungen, Aufbauten und Ähnliches beseitigen, zurückbauen
What words are commonly confused with "abbauen"?
"abbauen" is commonly confused with "Abgaben", "absagen", "abhauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abbauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbauen" is [ˈapˌbaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbauen" come from?
"abbauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.