abdrehen

/[ˈapˌdʁeːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,332

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

abdrehen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas mit einer drehenden Bewegung ablösen Pronounced [ˈapˌdʁeːən]. Often confused with abgehen and absehen.

Key facts for abdrehen
PropertyValue
Headwordabdrehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌdʁeːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,332
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abdrehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌdʁeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,332 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 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 abdrehen, with forms such as "abbdrehen", "abddrehen", and "abderhen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "abgehen", "absehen", "abziehen", 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 abdrehen, spelled A-B-D-R-E-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
    etwas mit einer drehenden Bewegung ablösen
  2. 2
    auf einer Drehbank von einem rotierenden Werkstück aus Metall Späne abheben
  3. 3
    bogenförmig die Bewegungsrichtung ändern, einen Angriff aufgeben
  4. 4
    durch Drehen, also spanabhebend, einen Werkstoff bearbeiten
  5. 5
    einen Film, eine Filmszene zu Ende drehen
  6. 6
    die Fassung verlieren, unsachlich werden
  7. 7
    einen anderen Kurs einschlagen
  8. 8
    ausdrehen, abschalten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbdrehen,abddrehen,abderhen,abdreehn,abdrehenn,abdrehhen,abdrehne,abdrheen,abdrrehen,abrdehen,adbrehen,badrehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abdrehen

Misspelling Variants of "abdrehen"

abbdrehen9abddrehen9abderhen8abdreehn8abdrehenn9abdrehhen9abdrehne8abdrheen8
Misspelling Variants of "abdrehen"

Frequency rank: #37,332 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abdrehen"?
"abdrehen" is spelled A-B-D-R-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌdʁeːən].
What does "abdrehen" mean?
As a verb, "abdrehen" means: etwas mit einer drehenden Bewegung ablösen
What words are commonly confused with "abdrehen"?
"abdrehen" is commonly confused with "abgehen", "absehen", "abziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abdrehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdrehen" is [ˈapˌdʁeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdrehen" come from?
"abdrehen" 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.