abschrecken

[ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abschrecken” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,484
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angst oder Zweifel erzeugen und jemanden damit fernhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschrecken · abschrecken · German

abschrecken · rank #20,484 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,484
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablösen

Nearest frequency peer: ablösen (-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 „abschrecken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abschrecken“ 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).

abschrecken vs abschreiben
82% similar
abschrecken vs Abschreckung
75% similar
abschrecken vs abschreckend
92% similar

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

Key facts for abschrecken
PropertyValue
Headwordabschrecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,484
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abschrecken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abschreckenliegt 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: „ablösen“ (#20,483), „abzuwenden“ (#20,485), „Ableitung“ (#20,482). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abschrecken“ bei #20,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around abschrecken (IPA [ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,484 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for abschrecken, with forms such as "abbschrecken", "abcshrecken", and "abscchrecken". 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, "abschreiben", "Abschreckung", "abschreckend", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 abschrecken, spelled A-B-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angst oder Zweifel erzeugen und jemanden damit fernhalten
  2. 2
    etwas Heißes kurz mit kaltem Wasser abspülen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Negativschlagzeilen haben viele Leute abgeschreckt, das Produkt zu kaufen.
  2. Es wurde ein Exempel statuiert, um Nachahmer abzuschrecken.

Antonyms

anlocken

This word in other languages

scare(English)asustar(Español)amedrontar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschrecken
  • abcshrecken
  • abscchrecken
  • abschercken
  • abschhrecken
  • abschrceken
  • abschreccken
  • abschrecekn
  • abschreckenn
  • abschreckken
  • abschreckne
  • abschrekcen
  • abschrrecken
  • abscrhecken
  • abshcrecken
  • absschrecken
  • asbchrecken
  • baschrecken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbschrecken1abcshrecken2abscchrecken1abschercken2abschhrecken1abschrceken2abschreccken1abschrecekn2
Edit distance from "abschrecken"

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 "abschrecken"?
"abschrecken" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩].
What does "abschrecken" mean?
As a verb, "abschrecken" means: Angst oder Zweifel erzeugen und jemanden damit fernhalten
What words are commonly confused with "abschrecken"?
"abschrecken" is commonly confused with "abschreiben", "Abschreckung", "abschreckend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abschrecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abschrecken" is [ˈapˌʃʁɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abschrecken" come from?
"abschrecken" 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 "abschrecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

angeführten#20,493zugerechnet#20,472Zielgruppen#20,471Windenergie#20,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Waschbecken18 variantsaufgearbeitet18 variantsverzeichnete18 variantsvereinfachen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list