Abhang

[ˈapˌhaŋ]

/[ˈapˌhaŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abhang” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,030
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abfallendes Gelände

Corpus desk

Index DE-abhang · Abhang · German

Abhang · rank #35,030 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,030
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgelehnte

Nearest frequency peer: abgelehnte (-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 „Abhang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abhang“ 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).

Abhang vs Anfang
67% similar
Abhang vs anhand
50% similar
Abhang vs Anhang
83% similar

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

Key facts for Abhang
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbhang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌhaŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,030
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abhang“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abhangliegt 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: „abgelehnte“ (#35,029), „above“ (#35,031), „abgelassen“ (#35,028). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abhang“ bei #35,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Abhang (IPA [ˈapˌhaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,030 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "abfallendes Gelände".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abhang, with forms such as "abahng", "abbhang", and "abhagn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Anfang", "anhand", "Anhang", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abhang, spelled A-B-H-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    abfallendes Gelände

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Skirennen ging über steile Abhänge.
  2. „Seine Neigung, in diesem Gesprächstone fortzufahren, war unverkennbar; er brach aber ab, weil die, denen diese Bemerkungen galten, mittlerweile ganz in ihrer Nähe Platz genommen hatten, und zwar an einem unmittelbar am Abhange stehenden Tische, neben dem auch ein Teleskop für das schaulustige Publikum aufgestellt war.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abahng
  • abbhang
  • abhagn
  • abhangg
  • abhanng
  • abhhang
  • abhnag
  • ahbang
  • bahang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abhang - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abahng2abbhang1abhagn2abhangg1abhanng1abhhang1abhnag2ahbang2
Edit distance from "Abhang"

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 "Abhang"?
"Abhang" is spelled A-B-H-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌhaŋ].
What does "Abhang" mean?
As a noun, "Abhang" means: abfallendes Gelände
What words are commonly confused with "Abhang"?
"Abhang" is commonly confused with "Anfang", "anhand", "Anhang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abhang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abhang" is [ˈapˌhaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abhang" come from?
"Abhang" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abhang", 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