Abfuhr

[ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]

/[ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Abfuhr” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,415
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Wegfahren, Abtransportieren von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfuhr · Abfuhr · German

Abfuhr · rank #33,415 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,415
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abfragen

Nearest frequency peer: abfragen (-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 „Abfuhr“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abfuhr“ 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).

Abfuhr vs Abwehr
67% similar
Abfuhr vs Abkehr
67% similar
Abfuhr vs Aufruhr
71% similar

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

Key facts for Abfuhr
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfuhr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,415
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abfuhr“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abfuhrliegt 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: „abfragen“ (#33,414), „abgefüllt“ (#33,416), „Aberglaube“ (#33,413). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abfuhr“ bei #33,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Abfuhr (IPA [ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,415 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abfuhr, with forms such as "abbfuhr", "abffuhr", and "abfhur". 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, "Abwehr", "Abkehr", "Aufruhr", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Abfuhr, spelled A-B-F-U-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Wegfahren, Abtransportieren von etwas
  2. 2
    vorzeitiger Abbruch einer Mensur
  3. 3
    eine Zurückweisung, Niederlage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für die Abfuhr des Sperrmülls müssen wir 40 Euro bezahlen.
  2. Verhält sich ein Paukant nicht nach den vorgeschriebenen Regeln, wird eine Abfuhr erklärt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbfuhr
  • abffuhr
  • abfhur
  • abfuhhr
  • abfuhrr
  • abfurh
  • abufhr
  • afbuhr
  • bafuhr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbfuhr1abffuhr1abfhur2abfuhhr1abfuhrr1abfurh2abufhr2afbuhr2
Edit distance from "Abfuhr"

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 "Abfuhr"?
"Abfuhr" is spelled A-B-F-U-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfuːɐ̯].
What does "Abfuhr" mean?
As a noun, "Abfuhr" means: das Wegfahren, Abtransportieren von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Abfuhr"?
"Abfuhr" is commonly confused with "Abwehr", "Abkehr", "Aufruhr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abfuhr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfuhr" is [ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfuhr" come from?
"Abfuhr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abfuhr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list