Abdeckung

/[ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,864

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Abdeckung is aGermannoun. It means: Gegenstand, der dazu verwendet wird, etwas abzudecken Pronounced [ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ]. Often confused with Ablenkung and Aufdeckung.

Key facts for Abdeckung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbdeckung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,864
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abdeckung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,864 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gegenstand, der dazu verwendet wird, etwas abzudecken".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abdeckung, with forms such as "abbdeckung", "abdcekung", and "abddeckung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Ablenkung", "Aufdeckung", "abdecken", 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 Abdeckung, spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand, der dazu verwendet wird, etwas abzudecken

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbdeckung,abdcekung,abddeckung,abdecckung,abdeckkung,abdecknug,abdeckugn,abdeckungg,abdeckunng,abdecukng,abdekcung,abedckung,adbeckung,badeckung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abdeckung

Misspelling Variants of "Abdeckung"

abbdeckung10abdcekung9abddeckung10abdecckung10abdeckkung10abdecknug9abdeckugn9abdeckungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Abdeckung"

Frequency rank: #21,864 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abdeckung"?
"Abdeckung" is spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ].
What does "Abdeckung" mean?
As a noun, "Abdeckung" means: Gegenstand, der dazu verwendet wird, etwas abzudecken
What words are commonly confused with "Abdeckung"?
"Abdeckung" is commonly confused with "Ablenkung", "Aufdeckung", "abdecken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abdeckung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abdeckung" is [ˈapˌdɛkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abdeckung" come from?
"Abdeckung" 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.