abschleppen
[ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]
The verdict
“abschleppen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,601 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #35,601
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Fahrzeug mit einem anderen Fahrzeug irgendwohin ziehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abschleppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #35,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abschleppen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abschleppen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,601 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1ein Fahrzeug mit einem anderen Fahrzeug irgendwohin ziehen
- 2jemanden überzeugen, Sex mit einem zu haben
- 3an etwas schwer tragen, sich mit etwas Schwerem sehr abmühen
- 4heimlich wegtragen, stehlen
- 5Kleider durch häufiges Tragen abnutzen, Kleider abtragen
- 6ein Feld, einen Acker mit der Egge bearbeiten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “abschleppen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌʃlɛpn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.