abgreifen
[ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“abgreifen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,911 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #47,911
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (mit der Hand) untersuchen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abgreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abgreifen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abgreifen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abgreifen, with forms such as "abbgreifen", "abgerifen", and "abggreifen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "abreisen", "Angreifer", "angreifen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abgreifen, spelled A-B-G-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1(mit der Hand) untersuchen
- 2Zugriff auf etwas haben oder sich Zugriff verschaffen und dann darüber (unerlaubterweise zum eigenen Vorteil) verfügen
- 3durch Gebrauch abnutzen/abgenutzt werden
- 4jemanden in Gewahrsam nehmen
- 5ein Längenmaß eines Objektes markieren (zum Beispiel an einem Band/Stift oder mit einem Zirkel, den Fingern) und übertragen, um dort weiterzuarbeiten
- 6an 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abgreifen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “abgreifen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-G-R-E-I-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abreisen” - see the side-by-side comparison. abgreifen vs abreisen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.