Abfolge

[ˈapˌfɔlɡə]

/[ˈapˌfɔlɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abfolge” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,149
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geregelte, ordnungsgemäße Aufeinanderfolge

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfolge · Abfolge · German

Abfolge · rank #21,149 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,149
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abfinden

Nearest frequency peer: abfinden (-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 „Abfolge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abfolge“ 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).

Abfolge vs Abfrage
71% similar
Abfolge vs Abfälle
71% similar

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

Key facts for Abfolge
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfolge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌfɔlɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,149
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abfolge“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abfinden“ (#21,148), „abgebrannt“ (#21,150), „Abdruck“ (#21,147). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abfolge“ bei #21,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Abfolge (IPA [ˈapˌfɔlɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,149 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geregelte, ordnungsgemäße Aufeinanderfolge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abfolge, with forms such as "abbfolge", "abffolge", and "abfloge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Abfrage", "Abfälle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abfolge, spelled A-B-F-O-L-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    geregelte, ordnungsgemäße Aufeinanderfolge

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die richtige Abfolge der Ereignisse ist wichtig.

This word in other languages

order(English)sucesión(Español)succession(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbfolge
  • abffolge
  • abfloge
  • abfogle
  • abfoleg
  • abfolgge
  • abfollge
  • aboflge
  • afbolge
  • bafolge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abfolge - 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.

abbfolge1abffolge1abfloge2abfogle2abfoleg2abfolgge1abfollge1aboflge2
Edit distance from "Abfolge"

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 "Abfolge"?
"Abfolge" is spelled A-B-F-O-L-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfɔlɡə].
What does "Abfolge" mean?
As a noun, "Abfolge" means: geregelte, ordnungsgemäße Aufeinanderfolge
What words are commonly confused with "Abfolge"?
"Abfolge" is commonly confused with "Abfrage", "Abfälle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abfolge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfolge" is [ˈapˌfɔlɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfolge" come from?
"Abfolge" 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 "Abfolge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abdruck#21,147örtlich#21,143antiker#21,162bedanke#21,181

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bessern10 variantsBulletin10 variantsToaster10 variantsDomains10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list