Abbildung

Name: Abbildung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Abbildung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,561
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine mehr oder weniger gute Kopie des eigentlichen, realen Bildes realer Gegenstände, Personen, ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbildung · Abbildung · German

Abbildung · rank #7,561 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #7,561
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH abgesetzt

Nearest frequency peer: abgesetzt (+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.

zählte

92,444
überflüssig

92,443
überwacht

92,442
Abbildung

92,440
abgesetzt

92,439
Abo

92,438

What this shows „Abbildung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Abbildung vs Anbindung

78% similar

Abbildung vs Abfindung

78% similar

Abbildung vs Ausbildung

80% similar

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

Key facts for Abbildung
Property	Value
Headword	Abbildung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#7,561
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abbildung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abbildungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#7,561

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgesetzt“ (#7,562), „überwacht“ (#7,559), „Abo“ (#7,563). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abbildung“ bei #7,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Abbildung (IPA [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,561 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abbildung, with forms such as "abbidlung", "abbilddung", and "abbildnug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anbindung", "Abfindung", "Ausbildung", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abbildung, spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-U-N-G.

Definition

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
Vorgang des Abbildens von etwas
3
Zuordnung von Elementen einer Menge in die einer anderen Menge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die untenstehende Abbildung zeigt eine Frau.
Dieser Abbildung kann man entnehmen, wie dieses Gerät aufgebaut ist.

Synonyms

Bild Foto Film Darbietung Darstellung Illustration Vorstellung Kopie Projektion Funktion

This word in other languages

illustration(English)figura(Español)image(Français)ilustração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abbidlung
abbilddung
abbildnug
abbildugn
abbildungg
abbildunng
abbilldung
abbiludng
abblidung
abibldung
abildung
babildung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abbildung - 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.

Edit distance from "Abbildung"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgesetzt#7,562 überwacht#7,559 aktiviert#7,565 angesetzt#7,568

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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