Abschreibung

[ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]

/[ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abschreibung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,683
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verringerung des Buchwerts von Sachanlagen aufgrund von Abnutzung, oder von Forderungen aufgrund von Uneinbringlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschreibung · Abschreibung · German

Abschreibung · rank #43,683 · 19 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,683
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abräumen

Nearest frequency peer: abräumen (-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 „Abschreibung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abschreibung“ 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).

Abschreibung vs Ausschreibung
85% similar
Abschreibung vs Abschreibungen
86% similar
Abschreibung vs Abschiebung
83% similar

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

Key facts for Abschreibung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschreibung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,683
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abschreibung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abschreibungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abräumen“ (#43,682), „absolution“ (#43,684), „abgelehnten“ (#43,681). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abschreibung“ bei #43,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Abschreibung (IPA [ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,683 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abschreibung, with forms such as "abbschreibung", "abcshreibung", and "abscchreibung". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausschreibung", "Abschreibungen", "Abschiebung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Abschreibung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Verringerung des Buchwerts von Sachanlagen aufgrund von Abnutzung, oder von Forderungen aufgrund von Uneinbringlichkeit
  2. 2
    Geltendmachen von mehrjährigen Kosten, die steuerbegünstigt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Banken müssen wegen der Kreditkrise Abschreibungen vornehmen.
  2. Für die Anschaffung eines Computers als Arbeitsmittel kann man bei seiner Steuererklärung Abschreibungen geltend machen.

This word in other languages

depreciation(English)depreciación(Español)amortissement(Français)desvalorização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschreibung
  • abcshreibung
  • abscchreibung
  • abscheribung
  • abschhreibung
  • abschrebiung
  • abschreibbung
  • abschreibnug
  • abschreibugn
  • abschreibungg
  • abschreibunng
  • abschreiubng
  • abschriebung
  • abschrreibung
  • abscrheibung
  • abshcreibung
  • absschreibung
  • asbchreibung
  • baschreibung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbschreibung1abcshreibung2abscchreibung1abscheribung2abschhreibung1abschrebiung2abschreibbung1abschreibnug2
Edit distance from "Abschreibung"

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 "Abschreibung"?
"Abschreibung" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ].
What does "Abschreibung" mean?
As a noun, "Abschreibung" means: die Verringerung des Buchwerts von Sachanlagen aufgrund von Abnutzung, oder von Forderungen aufgrund von Uneinbringlichkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Abschreibung"?
"Abschreibung" is commonly confused with "Ausschreibung", "Abschreibungen", "Abschiebung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abschreibung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschreibung" is [ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschreibung" come from?
"Abschreibung" 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 "Abschreibung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Afghanistans#43,690Übersetzerin#43,672überragender#43,671angeprangert#43,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

zurückdrehen19 variantszumindestens19 variantsAufforderungen19 variantswohlhabender19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list