Abrechnung

[ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abrechnung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,015
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berechnung von Kosten, Aufwand, Verbräuchen, Mengen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abrechnung · Abrechnung · German

Abrechnung · rank #12,015 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,015
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablenken

Nearest frequency peer: ablenken (-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 „Abrechnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abrechnung“ 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).

Abrechnung vs Anrechnung
90% similar
Abrechnung vs Abrechnungen
83% similar
Abrechnung vs Ablehnung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Abrechnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbrechnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,015
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abrechnung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ablenken“ (#12,014), „Affe“ (#12,017), „Überlegung“ (#12,012). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abrechnung“ bei #12,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Abrechnung (IPA [ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,015 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abrechnung, with forms such as "abbrechnung", "aberchnung", and "abrcehnung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anrechnung", "Abrechnungen", "Ablehnung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Abrechnung, spelled A-B-R-E-C-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berechnung von Kosten, Aufwand, Verbräuchen, Mengen
  2. 2
    Dokument, auf dem eine Berechnung von [1] dargelegt ist
  3. 3
    Vergeltung für empfundenes Unrecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Abrechnung war sehr genau, so dass man die Kosten nachvollziehen konnte.
  2. „Die Abrechnung [der Handygebühren] ist ganz einfach: Jede Gesprächsminute kostet 30 Kwanza, umgerechnet 30 Cent.“

This word in other languages

calculation(English)cuentas(Español)facturation(Français)faturação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbrechnung
  • aberchnung
  • abrcehnung
  • abrecchnung
  • abrechhnung
  • abrechnnug
  • abrechnnung
  • abrechnugn
  • abrechnungg
  • abrechnunng
  • abrechunng
  • abrecnhung
  • abrehcnung
  • abrrechnung
  • arbechnung
  • barechnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbrechnung1aberchnung2abrcehnung2abrecchnung1abrechhnung1abrechnnug2abrechnnung1abrechnugn2
Edit distance from "Abrechnung"

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 "Abrechnung"?
"Abrechnung" is spelled A-B-R-E-C-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ].
What does "Abrechnung" mean?
As a noun, "Abrechnung" means: Berechnung von Kosten, Aufwand, Verbräuchen, Mengen
What words are commonly confused with "Abrechnung"?
"Abrechnung" is commonly confused with "Anrechnung", "Abrechnungen", "Ablehnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abrechnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abrechnung" is [ˈapˌʁɛçnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abrechnung" come from?
"Abrechnung" 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 "Abrechnung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überlegung#12,012Ansprüchen#12,022ausgenutzt#12,026belgischen#12,032

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

beobachtete16 variantsspezifisch16 variantsSoundtrack16 variantsRezensionen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list