Abbildung

/[ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,561

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Abbildung is aGermannoun. It means: etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine mehr oder weniger gute Kopie des eigentlichen, realen Bildes realer Gegenstände, Personen, ... Pronounced [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]. It ranks #7,561 in German word frequency. Often confused with Anbindung and Abfindung.

Key facts for Abbildung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbbildung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,561
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abbildung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,561 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abbildung, with forms such as "abbidlung", "abbilddung", and "abbildnug". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anbindung", "Abfindung", "Ausbildung", 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 Abbildung, spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine mehr oder weniger gute Kopie des eigentlichen, realen Bildes realer Gegenstände, Personen, Situationen, …
  2. 2
    Vorgang des Abbildens von etwas
  3. 3
    Zuordnung von Elementen einer Menge in die einer anderen Menge

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbidlung,abbilddung,abbildnug,abbildugn,abbildungg,abbildunng,abbilldung,abbiludng,abblidung,abibldung,abildung,babildung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abbildung

Misspelling Variants of "Abbildung"

abbidlung9abbilddung10abbildnug9abbildugn9abbildungg10abbildunng10abbilldung10abbiludng9
Misspelling Variants of "Abbildung"

Frequency rank: #7,561 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abbildung"?
"Abbildung" is spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ].
What does "Abbildung" mean?
As a noun, "Abbildung" means: etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine mehr oder weniger gute Kopie des eigentlichen, realen Bildes realer Gegenstände, Personen, ...
What words are commonly confused with "Abbildung"?
"Abbildung" is commonly confused with "Anbindung", "Abfindung", "Ausbildung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abbildung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abbildung" is [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abbildung" come from?
"Abbildung" 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.