abdecken

/[ˈapˌdɛkn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,341

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

abdecken is aGermanverb. It means: eine Decke entfernen Pronounced [ˈapˌdɛkn̩]. Often confused with abdeckt and ablenken.

Key facts for abdecken
PropertyValue
Headwordabdecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌdɛkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,341
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abdecken is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌdɛkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,341 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 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 abdecken, with forms such as "abbdecken", "abdceken", and "abddecken". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abdeckt", "ablenken", "Andenken", 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 abdecken, spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Decke entfernen
  2. 2
    ein Dach von Dachziegeln oder vom Dachbelag befreien
  3. 3
    von einem Tisch, einer Tafel das Geschirr abräumen
  4. 4
    einen Tierkadaver enthäuten, beseitigen, verwerten
  5. 5
    waidmännisch aus der Decke schlagen, das Fell abziehen, abnehmen
  6. 6
    einen Gegenstand bedecken
  7. 7
    einen Wunsch, Bedarf, eine Schuld und Ähnliches ausgleichen, befriedigen, erfüllen
  8. 8
    einen Zeitabschnitt, Raum, Bereich, ein Gebiet (geographisch) umspannen, erfassen, überdecken
  9. 9
    auf einem Fachgebiet kompetent sein
  10. 10
    für eine Verteidigung sorgen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbdecken,abdceken,abddecken,abdeccken,abdecekn,abdeckenn,abdeckken,abdeckne,abdekcen,abedcken,adbecken,badecken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abdecken

Misspelling Variants of "abdecken"

abbdecken9abdceken8abddecken9abdeccken9abdecekn8abdeckenn9abdeckken9abdeckne8
Misspelling Variants of "abdecken"

Frequency rank: #16,341 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abdecken"?
"abdecken" is spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌdɛkn̩].
What does "abdecken" mean?
As a verb, "abdecken" means: eine Decke entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "abdecken"?
"abdecken" is commonly confused with "abdeckt", "ablenken", "Andenken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abdecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdecken" is [ˈapˌdɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdecken" come from?
"abdecken" 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.