abkommen
[ˈapˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“abkommen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,245 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #4,245
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von (etwas, jemandem) stammen, auf (etwas, jemanden) zurückgehen
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 | abkommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abkommen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abkommen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌkɔmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,245 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 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 abkommen, with forms such as "abbkommen", "abkkommen", and "abkmomen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ankomme", "ankommen", "aufkommen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abkommen, spelled A-B-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1von (etwas, jemandem) stammen, auf (etwas, jemanden) zurückgehen
- 2sich unbeabsichtigt von einer ursprünglich bereits eingeschlagenen Richtung entfernen
- 3(gedanklich, diskursiv oder dergleichen) sich vom eigentlichen Ziel (zeitweise) entfernen, den thematischen Zusammenhang (zeitweise) verlieren
- 4mit etwas aufhören; sich von etwas trennen; auf etwas verzichten
- 5(einen Wettkampf, eine sportliche Übung oder dergleichen) auf bestimmte Weise anfangen
- 6zum Zeitpunkt der Schussabgabe eine bestimmte Richtung zum Ziel aufweisen
- 7den Spielfeld-Boden berühren, während der Ball im Spiel ist
- 8sich freimachen, loskommen (von etwas, zumeist einer Tätigkeit)
- 9sich abwenden, loskommen (von jemandem); sich entfremden
- 10sich (von etwas, jemandem) entfernen, lösen
- 11von einer Entwicklung überholt werden, ungebräuchlich und unmodern werden
- 12mager werden; körperlich ermatten, herunterkommen
- 13Erfolgsaussichten haben
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbkommen,abkkommen,abkmomen,abkomemn,abkomen,abkommenn,abkommne,abokmmen,akbommen,bakommen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abkommen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “abkommen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌkɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ankomme” - see the side-by-side comparison. abkommen vs ankomme
- 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.