abbilden

[ˈapˌbɪldn̩]

/[ˈapˌbɪldn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“abbilden” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,504
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbilden · abbilden · German

abbilden · rank #21,504 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,504
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgebildeten

Nearest frequency peer: abgebildeten (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “abbilden”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “abbilden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abbilden vs abfinden
75% similar
abbilden vs abbildet
88% similar
abbilden vs abmelden
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abbilden
PropertyValue
Headwordabbilden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbɪldn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,504
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “abbilden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abbildenliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „abgebildeten“ (#21,505), „überzeugende“ (#21,501), „abrupt“ (#21,507). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abbilden (IPA [ˈapˌbɪldn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,504 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abbilden, with forms such as "abbidlen", "abbildden", and "abbildenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "abfinden", "abbildet", "abmelden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abbilden, spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung
  2. 2
    ein Element einer Menge einem anderen Element zuordnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abbilden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieses Foto bildet meine Großmutter ab. Es ist das einzige Foto, auf dem sie zu sehen ist.
  2. In dieser Zeichnung werden verschiedene Vögel abgebildet.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbidlen
  • abbildden
  • abbildenn
  • abbildne
  • abbiledn
  • abbillden
  • abbliden
  • abiblden
  • abilden
  • babilden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abbilden - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbidlen2abbildden1abbildenn1abbildne2abbiledn2abbillden1abbliden2abiblden2
Edit distance from "abbilden"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abbilden"?
"abbilden" is spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbɪldn̩].
What does "abbilden" mean?
As a verb, "abbilden" means: etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung
What words are commonly confused with "abbilden"?
"abbilden" is commonly confused with "abfinden", "abbildet", "abmelden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abbilden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbilden" is [ˈapˌbɪldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbilden" come from?
"abbilden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abbilden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "abbilden" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "abfinden". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #21,504 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list