Abschaffung

[ˈapˌʃafʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃafʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abschaffung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,499
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Handlung, etwas ungültig oder nicht-existent zu machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschaffung · Abschaffung · German

Abschaffung · rank #6,499 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,499
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abhängigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Abhängigkeit (-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 „Abschaffung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abschaffung“ 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).

Abschaffung vs Anschaffung
91% similar
Abschaffung vs Abschaltung
82% similar
Abschaffung vs Abschätzung
73% similar

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

Key facts for Abschaffung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschaffung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃafʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,499
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abschaffung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abhängigkeit“ (#6,498), „allmählich“ (#6,500), „Abbau“ (#6,497). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abschaffung“ bei #6,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Abschaffung (IPA [ˈapˌʃafʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,499 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Handlung, etwas ungültig oder nicht-existent zu machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abschaffung, with forms such as "abbschaffung", "abcshaffung", and "abscahffung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anschaffung", "Abschaltung", "Abschätzung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abschaffung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handlung, etwas ungültig oder nicht-existent zu machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Demonstranten dort sind für die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe.
  2. „Der Norden, der inzwischen erfolgreich Fabriken mit Wasserkraft und Dampfmaschinen betrieb, hatte sich auch gesellschaftlich modernisiert und forderte die Abschaffung der Sklaverei.“

Synonyms

Auflösung

Antonyms

EinrichtungSchaffung

This word in other languages

abolition(English)abolición(Español)abolition(Français)abolição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschaffung
  • abcshaffung
  • abscahffung
  • abscchaffung
  • abschaffnug
  • abschaffugn
  • abschaffungg
  • abschaffunng
  • abschafufng
  • abschafung
  • abschfafung
  • abschhaffung
  • abshcaffung
  • absschaffung
  • asbchaffung
  • baschaffung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbschaffung1abcshaffung2abscahffung2abscchaffung1abschaffnug2abschaffugn2abschaffungg1abschaffunng1
Edit distance from "Abschaffung"

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 "Abschaffung"?
"Abschaffung" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃafʊŋ].
What does "Abschaffung" mean?
As a noun, "Abschaffung" means: die Handlung, etwas ungültig oder nicht-existent zu machen
What words are commonly confused with "Abschaffung"?
"Abschaffung" is commonly confused with "Anschaffung", "Abschaltung", "Abschätzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abschaffung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschaffung" is [ˈapˌʃafʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschaffung" come from?
"Abschaffung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abschaffung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Angestellte#6,502Beleuchtung#6,509verschieben#6,485unglücklich#6,476

Similar misspelling depth

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

besprochen16 variantsvernichtet16 variantsVerbrecher16 variantsUnterkunft16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list