abnormal

[ˈapnɔʁmaːl]

/[ˈapnɔʁmaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“abnormal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,679
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abnorm, nicht normal

Corpus desk

Index DE-abnormal · abnormal · German

abnormal · rank #48,679 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,679
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abklärung

Nearest frequency peer: Abklärung (-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 „abnormal“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abnormal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abnormal
PropertyValue
Headwordabnormal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈapnɔʁmaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,679
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abnormal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abnormalliegt 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: „Abklärung“ (#48,678), „Adressat“ (#48,680), „abgewöhnen“ (#48,677). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abnormal“ bei #48,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abnormal (IPA [ˈapnɔʁmaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,679 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "abnorm, nicht normal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abnormal, with forms such as "abbnormal", "abnnormal", and "abnomral". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 abnormal, spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    abnorm, nicht normal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Bild zeigt eine abnormale LSR [Labyrinthstellreaktion] nach rechts“
  2. „Bis vor einem Jahr war das Verhältnis zwischen uns und dem Reich demnach ein abnormales, wie es zwischen Staaten, die die Pflicht haben, in Frieden miteinander zu leben, sonst nicht besteht.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbnormal
  • abnnormal
  • abnomral
  • abnoraml
  • abnormall
  • abnormla
  • abnormmal
  • abnorrmal
  • abnromal
  • abonrmal
  • anbormal
  • banormal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbnormal1abnnormal1abnomral2abnoraml2abnormall1abnormla2abnormmal1abnorrmal1
Edit distance from "abnormal"

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 "abnormal"?
"abnormal" is spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapnɔʁmaːl].
What does "abnormal" mean?
As an adjective, "abnormal" means: abnorm, nicht normal
What are common misspellings of "abnormal"?
Common misspellings include "abbnormal", "abnnormal", "abnomral", "abnoraml", "abnormall". The correct spelling is "abnormal".
How do you pronounce "abnormal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abnormal" is [ˈapnɔʁmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abnormal" come from?
"abnormal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abnormal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list