abbrechen

/[ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,405

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

abbrechen is aGermanverb. It means: durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen Pronounced [ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]. Often confused with abdrehen and abrechnen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abbrechen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌbʁɛçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,405 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 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 abbrechen, with forms such as "abberchen", "abbrcehen", and "abbrecchen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "abdrehen", "abrechnen", "abbremsen", 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 abbrechen, spelled A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abberchen,abbrcehen,abbrecchen,abbrecehn,abbrechenn,abbrechhen,abbrechne,abbrehcen,abbrrechen,abrbechen,abrechen,babrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abbrechen

Misspelling Variants of "abbrechen"

abberchen9abbrcehen9abbrecchen10abbrecehn9abbrechenn10abbrechhen10abbrechne9abbrehcen9
Misspelling Variants of "abbrechen"

Frequency rank: #10,405 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.