Abriss

[ˈapʁɪs]

/[ˈapʁɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abriss” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,314
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewusste, geplante Zerstörung (zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-abriss · Abriss · German

Abriss · rank #9,314 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abi

Nearest frequency peer: Abi (-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 „Abriss“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abriss“ 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).

Abriss vs across
50% similar
Abriss vs Aufriss
71% similar
Abriss vs Abrams
67% similar

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

Key facts for Abriss
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbriss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapʁɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,314
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abriss“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abrissliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abi“ (#9,313), „Absage“ (#9,315), „abgelaufen“ (#9,312). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abriss“ bei #9,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Abriss (IPA [ˈapʁɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,314 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abriss, with forms such as "abbriss", "abirss", and "abris". 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, "across", "Aufriss", "Abrams", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abriss, spelled A-B-R-I-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewusste, geplante Zerstörung (zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes)
  2. 2
    Teil eines Gegenstandes (meist einer Eintrittskarte oder Ähnlichem), der zur Entwertung abgerissen wird
  3. 3
    knappe, kurze Zusammenfassung (zum Beispiel einer Geschichte, eines Textes oder Ähnlichem)
  4. 4
    unverschämt hohe Forderung nach einem bestimmten Preis
  5. 5
    Zeichnung eines Umrisses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Abriss des baufälligen Hauses wäre die beste Lösung.
  2. „Der Abriss seines Hauses fiel ironischerweise mit seinem Besuch 2005 zusammen.“

This word in other languages

demolition(English)demolición(Español)démolition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbriss
  • abirss
  • abris
  • abriß
  • abrriss
  • abrsis
  • arbiss
  • bariss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbriss1abirss2abris1abriß2abrriss1abrsis2arbiss2bariss2
Edit distance from "Abriss"

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 "Abriss"?
"Abriss" is spelled A-B-R-I-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapʁɪs].
What does "Abriss" mean?
As a noun, "Abriss" means: bewusste, geplante Zerstörung (zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes)
What words are commonly confused with "Abriss"?
"Abriss" is commonly confused with "across", "Aufriss", "Abrams". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abriss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abriss" is [ˈapʁɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abriss" come from?
"Abriss" 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 "Abriss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Absage#9,315zwecks#9,308Zirkus#9,305Aufzug#9,324

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Appetit8 variantsZauber8 variantsBarth8 variantsBjörn8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list