Absperrung

[ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Absperrung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,455
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine technische Vorrichtung, um zu verhindern, dass etwas einen bestimmten Punkt überwinden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-absperrung · Absperrung · German

Absperrung · rank #29,455 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,455
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgrenzen

Nearest frequency peer: abgrenzen (-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 „Absperrung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Absperrung“ 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).

Absperrung vs Absprung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Absperrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsperrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,455
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Absperrung“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgrenzen“ (#29,454), „abzuleiten“ (#29,456), „abgetan“ (#29,453). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Absperrung“ bei #29,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Absperrung (IPA [ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,455 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Absperrung, with forms such as "abbsperrung", "abpserrung", and "abseprrung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Absprung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Absperrung, spelled A-B-S-P-E-R-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine technische Vorrichtung, um zu verhindern, dass etwas einen bestimmten Punkt überwinden kann
  2. 2
    das Absperren; die Maßnahme, die das Überwinden eines bestimmten Punktes verhindern soll, beziehungsweise eine Maßnahme, die mittels [1] erfolgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Absperrung diente dazu, die Arbeit der Feuerwehr abzusichern.
  2. Die Absperrung des gesamten Fußgängerbereiches stieß auf viel Kritik.

Antonyms

Öffnung

This word in other languages

barrier(English)barrera(Español)barrage(Français)barreira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsperrung
  • abpserrung
  • abseprrung
  • absperrnug
  • absperrugn
  • absperrungg
  • absperrunng
  • absperung
  • absperurng
  • abspperrung
  • absprerung
  • abssperrung
  • asbperrung
  • basperrung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbsperrung1abpserrung2abseprrung2absperrnug2absperrugn2absperrungg1absperrunng1absperung1
Edit distance from "Absperrung"

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 "Absperrung"?
"Absperrung" is spelled A-B-S-P-E-R-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ].
What does "Absperrung" mean?
As a noun, "Absperrung" means: eine technische Vorrichtung, um zu verhindern, dass etwas einen bestimmten Punkt überwinden kann
What words are commonly confused with "Absperrung"?
"Absperrung" is commonly confused with "Absprung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Absperrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absperrung" is [ˈapˌʃpɛʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absperrung" come from?
"Absperrung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Absperrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

abzuleiten#29,456alleinigen#29,458überquerte#29,449angehenden#29,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

abgrenzen14 variantsüberdacht14 variantswünschst14 variantsaufgekauft14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list