abspann

/[ˈapˌʃpan]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,602

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

abspann is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abspannen Pronounced [ˈapˌʃpan]. Often confused with Abstand.

Key facts for abspann
PropertyValue
Headwordabspann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃpan]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,602
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abspann in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abspann is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃpan]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,602 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abspannen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for abspann, with forms such as "abbspann", "abpsann", and "absapnn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abstand", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abspann, spelled A-B-S-P-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abspannen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbspann,abpsann,absapnn,abspan,abspnan,absppann,absspann,asbpann,baspann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abspann

Misspelling Variants of "abspann"

abbspann8abpsann7absapnn7abspan6abspnan7absppann8absspann8asbpann7
Misspelling Variants of "abspann"

Frequency rank: #35,602 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abspann"?
"abspann" is spelled A-B-S-P-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃpan].
What does "abspann" mean?
As a verb, "abspann" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abspannen
What words are commonly confused with "abspann"?
"abspann" is commonly confused with "Abstand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abspann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abspann" is [ˈapˌʃpan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abspann" come from?
"abspann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.