abgreifen

/[ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,911

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

abgreifen is aGermanverb. It means: (mit der Hand) untersuchen Pronounced [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Often confused with abreisen and Angreifer.

Key facts for abgreifen
PropertyValue
Headwordabgreifen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,911
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abgreifen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,911 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for abgreifen, with forms such as "abbgreifen", "abgerifen", and "abggreifen". 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, "abreisen", "Angreifer", "angreifen", 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 abgreifen, spelled A-B-G-R-E-I-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (mit der Hand) untersuchen
  2. 2
    Zugriff auf etwas haben oder sich Zugriff verschaffen und dann darüber (unerlaubterweise zum eigenen Vorteil) verfügen
  3. 3
    durch Gebrauch abnutzen/abgenutzt werden
  4. 4
    jemanden in Gewahrsam nehmen
  5. 5
    ein Längenmaß eines Objektes markieren (zum Beispiel an einem Band/Stift oder mit einem Zirkel, den Fingern) und übertragen, um dort weiterzuarbeiten
  6. 6
    an Kontaktpunkten Signale oder Spannungen registrieren; feststellen, dass sie existieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbgreifen,abgerifen,abggreifen,abgrefien,abgreiefn,abgreifenn,abgreiffen,abgreifne,abgriefen,abgrreifen,abrgeifen,agbreifen,bagreifen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abgreifen

Misspelling Variants of "abgreifen"

abbgreifen10abgerifen9abggreifen10abgrefien9abgreiefn9abgreifenn10abgreiffen10abgreifne9
Misspelling Variants of "abgreifen"

Frequency rank: #47,911 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abgreifen"?
"abgreifen" is spelled A-B-G-R-E-I-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩].
What does "abgreifen" mean?
As a verb, "abgreifen" means: (mit der Hand) untersuchen
What words are commonly confused with "abgreifen"?
"abgreifen" is commonly confused with "abreisen", "Angreifer", "angreifen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abgreifen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abgreifen" is [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abgreifen" come from?
"abgreifen" 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.