Ablösung

[ˈapˌløːzʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌløːzʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ablösung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,489
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (bei der Arbeit) die Tätigkeit und das Ereignis, wenn eine Schicht wechselt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ablosung · Ablösung · German

Ablösung · rank #17,489 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,489
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abkehr

Nearest frequency peer: Abkehr (-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 „Ablösung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ablösung“ 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).

Ablösung vs Auflösung
78% similar
Ablösung vs Auslosung
67% similar
Ablösung vs ablösen
63% similar

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

Key facts for Ablösung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAblösung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌløːzʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,489
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ablösung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abkehr“ (#17,488), „abrufbar“ (#17,490), „abgerundet“ (#17,487). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ablösung“ bei #17,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ablösung (IPA [ˈapˌløːzʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,489 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ablösung, with forms such as "abblösung", "abllösung", and "ablsöung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Auflösung", "Auslosung", "ablösen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ablösung, spelled A-B-L-Ö-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (bei der Arbeit) die Tätigkeit und das Ereignis, wenn eine Schicht wechselt
  2. 2
    die Person(en), die bei [1] die Arbeit übernimmt
  3. 3
    die Tätigkeit, etwas lose zu machen
  4. 4
    das Ereignis, wenn etwas nicht mehr haftet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wann ist eigentlich Ablösung?
  2. „Nach erfolgter Ablösung hatte Rostow noch Zeit gefunden, vor Tagesanbruch einige Stunden zu schlafen.“

Synonyms

SchichtwechselAblöseAblösenEntfernungAbfallen

Antonyms

AbzulösendeAbgelösteAnbringenAufklebenHaften

This word in other languages

removal(English)relevo(Español)succession(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abblösung
  • abllösung
  • ablsöung
  • ablösnug
  • ablössung
  • ablösugn
  • ablösungg
  • ablösunng
  • ablöusng
  • abölsung
  • albösung
  • balösung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abblösung1abllösung1ablsöung2ablösnug2ablössung1ablösugn2ablösungg1ablösunng1
Edit distance from "Ablösung"

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 "Ablösung"?
"Ablösung" is spelled A-B-L-Ö-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌløːzʊŋ].
What does "Ablösung" mean?
As a noun, "Ablösung" means: (bei der Arbeit) die Tätigkeit und das Ereignis, wenn eine Schicht wechselt
What words are commonly confused with "Ablösung"?
"Ablösung" is commonly confused with "Auflösung", "Auslosung", "ablösen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ablösung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ablösung" is [ˈapˌløːzʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ablösung" come from?
"Ablösung" 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 "Ablösung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abrufbar#17,490abstrakt#17,491Aktivist#17,494übergibt#17,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Anwältin12 variantsAtlantis12 variantsWeinberg12 variantsVorabend12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list