# about

> German word · Adverb · IPA [əˈbaʊt] · frequency rank #7,001

## Definitions
1. an, etwa, gut, rund, ungefähr, zirka
2. herum, ringsherum, ringsumher, rundherum, umher

## Easily confused with
- **abu** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abu)
- **aut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-aut)
- **akut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-akut)
- **armut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-armut)
- **Abzug** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abzug)
- **anbot** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-anbot)
- **Abruf** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abruf)
- **amour** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-amour)
- **Anmut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-anmut)
- **above** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-above)
- **antut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-antut)
- **abtun** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abtun)
- **abrupt** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-abrupt)
- **absolut** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/about-vs-absolut)
- **Abo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abo-vs-about)
- **Abos** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abos-vs-about)
- **Abdul** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abdul-vs-about)
- **Abbott** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abbott-vs-about)
- **abholt** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abholt-vs-about)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abbout`, `abotu`, `aboutt`, `abuot`, `aobut`, `baout`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/about