Ablenkung

[ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Ablenkung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,802
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abweichung von einer Richtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-ablenkung · Ablenkung · German

Ablenkung · rank #11,802 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,802
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aalen

Nearest frequency peer: aalen (-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 „Ablenkung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ablenkung“ 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).

Ablenkung vs Abwendung
78% similar
Ablenkung vs ablenken
67% similar
Ablenkung vs Ablehnung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Ablenkung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAblenkung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,802
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ablenkung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ablenkungliegt 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: „aalen“ (#11,801), „Abstammung“ (#11,803), „akademische“ (#11,804). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ablenkung“ bei #11,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ablenkung (IPA [ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,802 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ablenkung, with forms such as "abblenkung", "abelnkung", and "ableknung". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Abwendung", "ablenken", "Ablehnung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Ablenkung, spelled A-B-L-E-N-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abweichung von einer Richtung
  2. 2
    Abbringen von einer eingeschlagenen Richtung oder einem eingeschlagenen Ziel
  3. 3
    psychische Entspannung/ Zerstreuung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Arktis zeigt die Kompassnadel eine Ablenkung vom geographischen zum magnetischen Nordpol.
  2. Die erwünschte Ablenkung der Gegner von ihrer ursprünglichen Marschrichtung ist gelungen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abblenkung
  • abelnkung
  • ableknung
  • ablenkkung
  • ablenknug
  • ablenkugn
  • ablenkungg
  • ablenkunng
  • ablennkung
  • ablenukng
  • abllenkung
  • ablnekung
  • albenkung
  • balenkung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ablenkung - 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.

abblenkung1abelnkung2ableknung2ablenkkung1ablenknug2ablenkugn2ablenkungg1ablenkunng1
Edit distance from "Ablenkung"

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 "Ablenkung"?
"Ablenkung" is spelled A-B-L-E-N-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ].
What does "Ablenkung" mean?
As a noun, "Ablenkung" means: Abweichung von einer Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "Ablenkung"?
"Ablenkung" is commonly confused with "Abwendung", "ablenken", "Ablehnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ablenkung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ablenkung" is [ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ablenkung" come from?
"Ablenkung" 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 "Ablenkung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list