abbrechen

[ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“abbrechen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,405
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbrechen · abbrechen · German

abbrechen · rank #10,405 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,405
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abc

Nearest frequency peer: Abc (+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 “abbrechen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “abbrechen” 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).

abbrechen vs abdrehen
78% similar
abbrechen vs abrechnen
78% similar
abbrechen vs abbremsen
78% similar

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

Key facts for abbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordabbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,405
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abbrechen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abbrechen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abbrechen (IPA [ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,405 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abbrechen, with forms such as "abberchen", "abbrcehen", and "abbrecchen". 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, "abdrehen", "abrechnen", "abbremsen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 abbrechen, spelled A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen
  2. 2
    etwas beenden, unterbrechen
  3. 3
    Prozess annullieren
  4. 4
    ein Bauwerk oder Schiff abreißen, demontieren, rückbauen
  5. 5
    Zelt, Lager beenden oder abbauen
  6. 6
    durch Krafteinwirkung abgetrennt werden
  7. 7
    aufhören, verstummen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie brach sich etwas vom Brot ab.
  2. Er brach die Sitzung ab.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abberchen
  • abbrcehen
  • abbrecchen
  • abbrecehn
  • abbrechenn
  • abbrechhen
  • abbrechne
  • abbrehcen
  • abbrrechen
  • abrbechen
  • abrechen
  • babrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abberchen2abbrcehen2abbrecchen1abbrecehn2abbrechenn1abbrechhen1abbrechne2abbrehcen2
Edit distance from "abbrechen"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abbrechen"?
"abbrechen" is spelled A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩].
What does "abbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "abbrechen" means: durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen
What words are commonly confused with "abbrechen"?
"abbrechen" is commonly confused with "abdrehen", "abrechnen", "abbremsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbrechen" is [ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbrechen" come from?
"abbrechen" 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 "abbrechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

You've looked up "abbrechen". Here's where to go from here.

  • "abbrechen" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "abdrehen". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,405 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