abhören

/[ˈapˌhøːʁən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,172

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

abhören is aGermanverb. It means: Gelerntes aufsagen lassen und dadurch den Erfolg kontrollieren Pronounced [ˈapˌhøːʁən]. Often confused with Ahorn and Azoren.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abhören is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌhøːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,172 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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 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 abhören, spelled A-B-H-Ö-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbhören,abhhören,abhröen,abhöern,abhörenn,abhörne,abhörren,aböhren,ahbören,bahören

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abhören

Misspelling Variants of "abhören"

abbhören8abhhören8abhröen7abhöern7abhörenn8abhörne7abhörren8aböhren7
Misspelling Variants of "abhören"

Frequency rank: #27,172 in German

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. 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.