abschleppen

[ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abschleppen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,601
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fahrzeug mit einem anderen Fahrzeug irgendwohin ziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschleppen · abschleppen · German

abschleppen · rank #35,601 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,601
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Abschlag (-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 „abschleppen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abschleppen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abschleppen
PropertyValue
Headwordabschleppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,601
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abschleppen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abschlag“ (#35,600), „abspann“ (#35,602), „Abscheu“ (#35,599). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abschleppen“ bei #35,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around abschleppen (IPA [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,601 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for abschleppen, with forms such as "abbschleppen", "abcshleppen", and "abscchleppen". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abschleppen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fahrzeug mit einem anderen Fahrzeug irgendwohin ziehen
  2. 2
    jemanden überzeugen, Sex mit einem zu haben
  3. 3
    an etwas schwer tragen, sich mit etwas Schwerem sehr abmühen
  4. 4
    heimlich wegtragen, stehlen
  5. 5
    Kleider durch häufiges Tragen abnutzen, Kleider abtragen
  6. 6
    ein Feld, einen Acker mit der Egge bearbeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe dieses Fahrzeug abgeschleppt, weil es eine Panne hatte.
  2. Diese Frau hat ihn gestern nach der Disko abgeschleppt.

Synonyms

schleppen

This word in other languages

tow(English)remolcar(Español)remorquer(Français)rebocar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschleppen
  • abcshleppen
  • abscchleppen
  • abschelppen
  • abschhleppen
  • abschlepen
  • abschlepepn
  • abschleppenn
  • abschleppne
  • abschlleppen
  • abschlpepen
  • absclheppen
  • abshcleppen
  • absschleppen
  • asbchleppen
  • baschleppen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbschleppen1abcshleppen2abscchleppen1abschelppen2abschhleppen1abschlepen1abschlepepn2abschleppenn1
Edit distance from "abschleppen"

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 "abschleppen"?
"abschleppen" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩].
What does "abschleppen" mean?
As a verb, "abschleppen" means: ein Fahrzeug mit einem anderen Fahrzeug irgendwohin ziehen
What are common misspellings of "abschleppen"?
Common misspellings include "abbschleppen", "abcshleppen", "abscchleppen", "abschelppen", "abschhleppen". The correct spelling is "abschleppen".
How do you pronounce "abschleppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abschleppen" is [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abschleppen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

übersetzten#35,589analysierte#35,615angesetzten#35,619zuzuschauen#35,582

Similar misspelling depth

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

Amtsträger16 variantsArztpraxen16 variantsasiatischer16 variantszelebrieren16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list