Abstammung

[ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abstammung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,803
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung mit der Weitergabe von Erbanlagen; familiäre Herkunft einer Person zur Bestimmung des Verwandtschaftsgrades

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstammung · Abstammung · German

Abstammung · rank #11,803 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,803
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ablenkung

Nearest frequency peer: Ablenkung (-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 „Abstammung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abstammung“ 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).

Abstammung vs Abstimmung
90% similar

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

Key facts for Abstammung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstammung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,803
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abstammung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ablenkung“ (#11,802), „akademische“ (#11,804), „aalen“ (#11,801). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstammung“ bei #11,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Abstammung (IPA [ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,803 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung mit der Weitergabe von Erbanlagen; familiäre Herkunft einer Person zur Bestimmung des Verwandtschaftsgrades".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abstammung, with forms such as "abbstammung", "absatmmung", and "absstammung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abstimmung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abstammung, spelled A-B-S-T-A-M-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung mit der Weitergabe von Erbanlagen; familiäre Herkunft einer Person zur Bestimmung des Verwandtschaftsgrades

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn wir in der Zeit 10 Millionen Jahre zurückreisen könnten und dort einige Primaten mit Markierungen an verschiedenen Stellen der DNA versehen würden und diese Markierungen heute bei Menschen und Schimpansen wiederfinden würden, dann wäre die gemeinsame Abstammung bewiesen.
  2. Manche Menschen kennen ihre Abstammung nicht und leiden darunter.

Synonyms

AbkunftHerkunftHerkommenUrsprung

This word in other languages

descent(English)ascendencia(Español)origine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstammung
  • absatmmung
  • absstammung
  • abstammnug
  • abstammugn
  • abstammungg
  • abstammunng
  • abstamumng
  • abstamung
  • abstmamung
  • absttammung
  • abtsammung
  • asbtammung
  • bastammung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abstammung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbstammung1absatmmung2absstammung1abstammnug2abstammugn2abstammungg1abstammunng1abstamumng2
Edit distance from "Abstammung"

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 "Abstammung"?
"Abstammung" is spelled A-B-S-T-A-M-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ].
What does "Abstammung" mean?
As a noun, "Abstammung" means: Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung mit der Weitergabe von Erbanlagen; familiäre Herkunft einer Person zur Bestimmung des Verwandtschaftsgrades
What words are commonly confused with "Abstammung"?
"Abstammung" is commonly confused with "Abstimmung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abstammung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstammung" is [ˈapˌʃtamʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstammung" come from?
"Abstammung" 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 "Abstammung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Anspielung#11,808Ausweitung#11,814auswärtige#11,815wundervoll#11,790

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ablenkung14 variantsWirkungen14 variantswertvollen14 variantsverärgert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list