Abruf

[ˈapˌʁuːf]

/[ˈapˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abruf” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,869
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufforderung zum Verlassen einer Position, eines Amtes

Corpus desk

Index DE-abruf · Abruf · German

Abruf · rank #25,869 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,869
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abhauen

Nearest frequency peer: abhauen (-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 „Abruf“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abruf“ 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).

Abruf vs auf
40% similar
Abruf vs abu
40% similar
Abruf vs Anruf
80% similar

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

Key facts for Abruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʁuːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,869
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abruf“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abhauen“ (#25,868), „Abschreckung“ (#25,870), „Abgründe“ (#25,867). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abruf“ bei #25,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Abruf (IPA [ˈapˌʁuːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,869 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abruf, with forms such as "abbruf", "abrfu", and "abrruf". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "auf", "abu", "Anruf", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abruf, spelled A-B-R-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufforderung zum Verlassen einer Position, eines Amtes
  2. 2
    Aufforderung Ware zu liefern
  3. 3
    Abfragen von hinterlegten Informationen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Diplomat wartet auf seinen Abruf.
  2. In ihren letzten drei Abrufen fehlte die Artikelnummer.

Synonyms

AbberufungBestellungAbfrage

Antonyms

BerufungRuf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbruf
  • abrfu
  • abrruf
  • abruff
  • aburf
  • arbuf
  • baruf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abruf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbruf1abrfu2abrruf1abruff1aburf2arbuf2baruf2
Edit distance from "Abruf"

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 "Abruf"?
"Abruf" is spelled A-B-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʁuːf].
What does "Abruf" mean?
As a noun, "Abruf" means: Aufforderung zum Verlassen einer Position, eines Amtes
What words are commonly confused with "Abruf"?
"Abruf" is commonly confused with "auf", "abu", "Anruf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abruf" is [ˈapˌʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abruf" come from?
"Abruf" 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 "Abruf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abdel#25,866adieu#25,875übten#25,863Ahmad#25,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ziert7 variantswillig7 variantsvital7 variantsviert7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list