abheben

[ˈapˌheːbn̩]

/[ˈapˌheːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abheben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,850
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas von etwas anderem, zum Beispiel auch einer Unterlage oder einem Unterteil, herunternehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abheben · abheben · German

abheben · rank #12,850 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,850
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überstunden

Nearest frequency peer: Überstunden (-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 „abheben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abheben“ 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).

abheben vs abhebt
71% similar
abheben vs abholen
71% similar
abheben vs angeben
71% similar

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

Key facts for abheben
PropertyValue
Headwordabheben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌheːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,850
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abheben“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überstunden“ (#12,849), „Abschaum“ (#12,851), „Öffentlichkeitsarbeit“ (#12,848). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abheben“ bei #12,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abheben (IPA [ˈapˌheːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,850 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abheben, with forms such as "abbheben", "abehben", and "abhbeen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "abhebt", "abholen", "angeben", 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 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 abheben, spelled A-B-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas von etwas anderem, zum Beispiel auch einer Unterlage oder einem Unterteil, herunternehmen
  2. 2
    einen Teil der Karten vom Stapel nehmen
  3. 3
    sich vom Boden lösen
  4. 4
    sich distanzieren, sich etwas Besseres dünken, die Bodenhaftung verlieren, Maß oder Verstand verlieren
  5. 5
    Geld vom Konto nehmen
  6. 6
    durch Kontrast auffallen, vor dem Hintergrund hervorstechen
  7. 7
    den Telefonhörer abheben; ein Telefongespräch entgegennehmen
  8. 8
    auf etwas zielen, etwas meinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst du mal den Deckel vom Topf abheben?
  2. Pia hat gegeben. Wer hebt ab?

Antonyms

landenauf dem Teppich bleibeneinzahlen

This word in other languages

cut(English)quitar(Español)décrocher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbheben
  • abehben
  • abhbeen
  • abhebben
  • abhebenn
  • abhebne
  • abheebn
  • abhheben
  • ahbeben
  • baheben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbheben1abehben2abhbeen2abhebben1abhebenn1abhebne2abheebn2abhheben1
Edit distance from "abheben"

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 "abheben"?
"abheben" is spelled A-B-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌheːbn̩].
What does "abheben" mean?
As a verb, "abheben" means: etwas von etwas anderem, zum Beispiel auch einer Unterlage oder einem Unterteil, herunternehmen
What words are commonly confused with "abheben"?
"abheben" is commonly confused with "abhebt", "abholen", "angeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abheben" is [ˈapˌheːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abheben" come from?
"abheben" 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 "abheben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ziegler#12,845zerlegt#12,844zaubern#12,841Auktion#12,862

Similar misspelling depth

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

widmete10 variantsBriefen10 variantsVatikan10 variantsflüssig10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list