Abrüstung

[ˈapʁʏstʊŋ]

/[ˈapʁʏstʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abrüstung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,899
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbau des vorhandenen Waffenarsenals; Reduzierung der verfügbaren Rüstungsgüter

Corpus desk

Index DE-abrustung · Abrüstung · German

Abrüstung · rank #30,899 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,899
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abmahnungen

Nearest frequency peer: Abmahnungen (-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 „Abrüstung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abrüstung“ 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).

Abrüstung vs Ausrüstung
80% similar
Abrüstung vs Aufrüstung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Abrüstung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbrüstung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapʁʏstʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,899
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abrüstung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abrüstungliegt 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: „Abmahnungen“ (#30,898), „abhängige“ (#30,897), „Abtransport“ (#30,901). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abrüstung“ bei #30,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Abrüstung (IPA [ˈapʁʏstʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,899 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abrüstung, with forms such as "abbrüstung", "abrrüstung", and "abrsütung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausrüstung", "Aufrüstung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Abrüstung, spelled A-B-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbau des vorhandenen Waffenarsenals; Reduzierung der verfügbaren Rüstungsgüter
  2. 2
    Abbau einer technischen Anlage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nur durch die weitere Abrüstung kann der Frieden in Europa dauerhaft gesichert werden.
  2. Nach der Abrüstung der alten Telefonanlage werden wir eine digitale Vermittlungsstelle einrichten.

Synonyms

Abbau

Antonyms

AufrüstungAufbau

This word in other languages

disarmament(English)desarme(Español)désarmement(Français)desarmamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbrüstung
  • abrrüstung
  • abrsütung
  • abrüsstung
  • abrüstnug
  • abrüsttung
  • abrüstugn
  • abrüstungg
  • abrüstunng
  • abrüsutng
  • abrütsung
  • abürstung
  • arbüstung
  • barüstung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbrüstung1abrrüstung1abrsütung2abrüsstung1abrüstnug2abrüsttung1abrüstugn2abrüstungg1
Edit distance from "Abrüstung"

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 "Abrüstung"?
"Abrüstung" is spelled A-B-R-Ü-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapʁʏstʊŋ].
What does "Abrüstung" mean?
As a noun, "Abrüstung" means: Abbau des vorhandenen Waffenarsenals; Reduzierung der verfügbaren Rüstungsgüter
What words are commonly confused with "Abrüstung"?
"Abrüstung" is commonly confused with "Ausrüstung", "Aufrüstung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abrüstung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abrüstung" is [ˈapʁʏstʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abrüstung" come from?
"Abrüstung" 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 "Abrüstung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abhängige#30,897örtlicher#30,890Zustandes#30,885Arthritis#30,918

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Vorhabens14 variantsbeglichen14 variantsverwirrten14 variantsbemängeln14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list