abschneiden

[ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abschneiden” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,819
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas abtrennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschneiden · abschneiden · German

abschneiden · rank #8,819 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,819
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgeschnitten

Nearest frequency peer: abgeschnitten (-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 „abschneiden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abschneiden“ 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).

abschneiden vs abschreiben
82% similar
abschneiden vs abschneidet
91% similar
abschneiden vs aufschneiden
83% similar

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

Key facts for abschneiden
PropertyValue
Headwordabschneiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,819
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abschneiden“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgeschnitten“ (#8,818), „abu“ (#8,820), „abgebildet“ (#8,817). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abschneiden“ bei #8,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around abschneiden (IPA [ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,819 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for abschneiden, with forms such as "abbschneiden", "abcshneiden", and "abscchneiden". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "abschreiben", "abschneidet", "aufschneiden", and more, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abschneiden, spelled A-B-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas abtrennen
  2. 2
    ein Ergebnis erzielen, Erfolg haben
  3. 3
    jemandem oder etwas den Weg versperren
  4. 4
    jemandem etwas entziehen, etwas vereiteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bäckerlehrling schnitt sich vom Kuchen etwas ab.
  2. Ein Chirurg zum anderen: „Ich schneide bei meinen Patientinnen ganz gut ab.“ (Quelle: Psychosoziale Umschau)

This word in other languages

lop(English)cortar(Español)couper(Français)obstruir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschneiden
  • abcshneiden
  • abscchneiden
  • abscheniden
  • abschhneiden
  • abschnedien
  • abschneidden
  • abschneidenn
  • abschneidne
  • abschneiedn
  • abschnieden
  • abschnneiden
  • abscnheiden
  • abshcneiden
  • absschneiden
  • asbchneiden
  • baschneiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abschneiden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbschneiden1abcshneiden2abscchneiden1abscheniden2abschhneiden1abschnedien2abschneidden1abschneidenn1
Edit distance from "abschneiden"

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 "abschneiden"?
"abschneiden" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "abschneiden" mean?
As a verb, "abschneiden" means: etwas abtrennen
What words are commonly confused with "abschneiden"?
"abschneiden" is commonly confused with "abschreiben", "abschneidet", "aufschneiden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abschneiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abschneiden" is [ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abschneiden" come from?
"abschneiden" 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 "abschneiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list