abraten

[ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]

/[ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abraten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,622
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-abraten · abraten · German

abraten · rank #41,622 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,622
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ablieferung

Nearest frequency peer: Ablieferung (-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 „abraten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abraten“ 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).

abraten vs Arten
57% similar
abraten vs Ärzten
57% similar
abraten vs absagen
71% similar

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

Key facts for abraten
PropertyValue
Headwordabraten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,622
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abraten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abratenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ablieferung“ (#41,621), „Abschiedsbrief“ (#41,623), „abladen“ (#41,620). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abraten“ bei #41,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abraten (IPA [ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,622 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abraten, with forms such as "abarten", "abbraten", and "abraetn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Arten", "Ärzten", "absagen", and more, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abraten, spelled A-B-R-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kann das Auswärtige Amt generell von Reisen abraten oder sichere Reiseziele empfehlen?
  2. »Und auch von der anderen Idee möchte ich dringend abraten.«

Synonyms

abbringenabmahnenabredenausredenwarnenzurückhalten

Antonyms

anratenzuraten

This word in other languages

discourage(English)desaconsejar(Español)déconseiller(Français)dissuadir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarten
  • abbraten
  • abraetn
  • abratenn
  • abratne
  • abratten
  • abrraten
  • abrtaen
  • arbaten
  • baraten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abraten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abarten2abbraten1abraetn2abratenn1abratne2abratten1abrraten1abrtaen2
Edit distance from "abraten"

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 "abraten"?
"abraten" is spelled A-B-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʁaːtn̩].
What does "abraten" mean?
As a verb, "abraten" means: jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "abraten"?
"abraten" is commonly confused with "Arten", "Ärzten", "absagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abraten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abraten" is [ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abraten" come from?
"abraten" 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 "abraten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abladen#41,620achtmal#41,628anhielt#41,645anmutig#41,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ziegeln10 variantsauftauen10 variantsAushang10 variantsweichem10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list