Abspaltung

[ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abspaltung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,205
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trennung eines Stückes, das für sich eine Einheit darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abspaltung · Abspaltung · German

Abspaltung · rank #17,205 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,205
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgibt

Nearest frequency peer: abgibt (-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 „Abspaltung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abspaltung“ 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).

Abspaltung vs Abschaltung
82% similar

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

Key facts for Abspaltung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbspaltung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,205
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abspaltung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abspaltungliegt 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: „abgibt“ (#17,204), „Abflug“ (#17,203), „Adria“ (#17,207). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abspaltung“ bei #17,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Abspaltung (IPA [ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,205 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Trennung eines Stückes, das für sich eine Einheit darstellt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abspaltung, with forms such as "abbspaltung", "abpsaltung", and "absapltung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abschaltung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abspaltung, spelled A-B-S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trennung eines Stückes, das für sich eine Einheit darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der SPD drohte eine Abspaltung.
  2. „Ein entscheidender Punkt in der Geschichte von Ubuntu war die Abspaltung von der grafischen Arbeitsumgebung GNOME 3, die in vielen Distributionen eingesetzt wird.“

Synonyms

Abtrennung

Antonyms

Verschmelzung

This word in other languages

separation(English)separación(Español)scission(Français)cisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbspaltung
  • abpsaltung
  • absapltung
  • abspalltung
  • abspaltnug
  • abspalttung
  • abspaltugn
  • abspaltungg
  • abspaltunng
  • abspalutng
  • abspatlung
  • absplatung
  • absppaltung
  • absspaltung
  • asbpaltung
  • baspaltung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbspaltung1abpsaltung2absapltung2abspalltung1abspaltnug2abspalttung1abspaltugn2abspaltungg1
Edit distance from "Abspaltung"

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 "Abspaltung"?
"Abspaltung" is spelled A-B-S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ].
What does "Abspaltung" mean?
As a noun, "Abspaltung" means: Trennung eines Stückes, das für sich eine Einheit darstellt
What words are commonly confused with "Abspaltung"?
"Abspaltung" is commonly confused with "Abschaltung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abspaltung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abspaltung" is [ˈapˌʃpaltʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abspaltung" come from?
"Abspaltung" 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 "Abspaltung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anschlüsse#17,215aufwachsen#17,224Australier#17,227wechselten#17,183

Similar misspelling depth

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

angestiegen16 variantszurückkehrt16 variantsWahlperiode16 variantsvorzubeugen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list