abbringen

[ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]

/[ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abbringen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,278
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 entfernen, lösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbringen · abbringen · German

abbringen · rank #26,278 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,278
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbas

Nearest frequency peer: abbas (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „abbringen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

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).

abbringen vs anbringen
89% similar
abbringen vs aufbringen
80% similar
abbringen vs abzubringen
82% similar

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

Key facts for abbringen
PropertyValue
Headwordabbringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,278
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abbringen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abbas“ (#26,277), „abgelaufenen“ (#26,279), „abgesperrt“ (#26,280). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abbringen“ bei #26,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abbringen (IPA [ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,278 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 abbringen, with forms such as "abbirngen", "abbrignen", and "abbrinegn". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "anbringen", "aufbringen", "abzubringen", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abbringen, spelled A-B-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas entfernen, lösen
  2. 2
    jemanden/etwas dazu bringen, einen bereits eingeschlagenen Kurs, Weg zu verlassen
  3. 3
    jemanden dazu bringen, einer Absicht, einem Vorhaben nicht nachzugehen beziehungsweise einen Standpunkt, eine Meinung aufzugeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bringst du den Fleck hier ab?
  2. Einige Mathematiker wollten nach ihrer Berechnung die Raumfähre mit einem Schubimpuls von ihrem Kurs abbringen.

Synonyms

abbekommenentfernenlösenändernüberredenüberzeugenumstimmen

Antonyms

befestigenbeibehaltenjemanden zu etwas bringen

This word in other languages

remove(English)apartar(Español)dissuader(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbirngen
  • abbrignen
  • abbrinegn
  • abbringenn
  • abbringgen
  • abbringne
  • abbrinngen
  • abbrnigen
  • abbrringen
  • abrbingen
  • abringen
  • babringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abbringen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbirngen2abbrignen2abbrinegn2abbringenn1abbringgen1abbringne2abbrinngen1abbrnigen2
Edit distance from "abbringen"

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 "abbringen"?
"abbringen" is spelled A-B-B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbʁɪŋən].
What does "abbringen" mean?
As a verb, "abbringen" means: etwas entfernen, lösen
What words are commonly confused with "abbringen"?
"abbringen" is commonly confused with "anbringen", "aufbringen", "abzubringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abbringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbringen" is [ˈapˌbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbringen" come from?
"abbringen" 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 "abbringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zuzüglich#26,266auffüllen#26,306auswerten#26,312Balthasar#26,317

Similar misspelling depth

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

absurden12 variantsabwehren12 variantsAdalbert12 variantsZumutung12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list