abhören

[ˈapˌhøːʁən]

/[ˈapˌhøːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abhören” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,172
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gelerntes aufsagen lassen und dadurch den Erfolg kontrollieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-abhoren · abhören · German

abhören · rank #27,172 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,172
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abhängigkeiten

Nearest frequency peer: Abhängigkeiten (-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 „abhören“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abhören“ 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).

abhören vs Ahorn
43% similar
abhören vs Azoren
43% similar
abhören vs Autoren
43% similar

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

Key facts for abhören
PropertyValue
Headwordabhören
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌhøːʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,172
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abhören“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abhörenliegt 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: „Abhängigkeiten“ (#27,171), „absolvierten“ (#27,173), „abgeworfen“ (#27,170). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abhören“ bei #27,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abhören (IPA [ˈapˌhøːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,172 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abhören, with forms such as "abbhören", "abhhören", and "abhröen". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Ahorn", "Azoren", "Autoren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 abhören, spelled A-B-H-Ö-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gelerntes aufsagen lassen und dadurch den Erfolg kontrollieren
  2. 2
    akustisch Produziertes (CD, Schallplatte, Sendung, ...) anhören
  3. 3
    anhören, was eine Zielperson äußert, ohne dass diese davon erfährt
  4. 4
    den Zustand eines Organs mit Hilfe eines Stethoskops überprüfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich muss dir noch die Vokabeln abhören.
  2. Hör doch mal die letzte Einspielung ab.

This word in other languages

auscultate(English)auscultar(Español)ausculter(Français)auscultar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbhören
  • abhhören
  • abhröen
  • abhöern
  • abhörenn
  • abhörne
  • abhörren
  • aböhren
  • ahbören
  • bahören

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbhören1abhhören1abhröen2abhöern2abhörenn1abhörne2abhörren1aböhren2
Edit distance from "abhören"

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 "abhören"?
"abhören" is spelled A-B-H-Ö-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌhøːʁən].
What does "abhören" mean?
As a verb, "abhören" means: Gelerntes aufsagen lassen und dadurch den Erfolg kontrollieren
What words are commonly confused with "abhören"?
"abhören" is commonly confused with "Ahorn", "Azoren", "Autoren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abhören"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abhören" is [ˈapˌhøːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abhören" come from?
"abhören" 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 "abhören", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Abenden#27,166Arabern#27,193ärmeren#27,149zuliebe#27,146

Similar misspelling depth

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

überrollt10 variantsAttribut10 variantsAufwind10 variantsbemerke10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list