Abstand

[ˈapˌʃtant]

/[ˈapˌʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abstand” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,010
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumlicher oder zeitlicher Zwischenraum, räumliche Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten, Zeitabschnitt zwischen zwei Zeitpunkten auch im übertragenen Sinn

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstand · Abstand · German

Abstand · rank #2,010 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,010
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgesehen

Nearest frequency peer: abgesehen (-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 „Abstand“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abstand“ 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).

Abstand vs Ausland
71% similar
Abstand vs Anstand
86% similar
Abstand vs Aufstand
75% similar

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

Key facts for Abstand
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,010
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abstand“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abstandliegt 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: „abgesehen“ (#2,009), „Amerika“ (#2,011), „übernommen“ (#2,008). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstand“ bei #2,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Abstand (IPA [ˈapˌʃtant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,010 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abstand, with forms such as "abbstand", "absatnd", and "absstand". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausland", "Anstand", "Aufstand", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abstand, spelled A-B-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    räumlicher oder zeitlicher Zwischenraum, räumliche Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten, Zeitabschnitt zwischen zwei Zeitpunkten auch im übertragenen Sinn
  2. 2
    finanzielle Entschädigung, Ausgleich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Halte Abstand im Straßenverkehr.
  2. „Auf gerader Strecke stehen die Leitpfosten in einem Abstand von 50 Metern.“

This word in other languages

distance(English)distancia(Español)distance(Français)distância(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstand
  • absatnd
  • absstand
  • abstadn
  • abstandd
  • abstannd
  • abstnad
  • absttand
  • abtsand
  • asbtand
  • bastand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbstand1absatnd2absstand1abstadn2abstandd1abstannd1abstnad2absttand1
Edit distance from "Abstand"

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 "Abstand"?
"Abstand" is spelled A-B-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtant].
What does "Abstand" mean?
As a noun, "Abstand" means: räumlicher oder zeitlicher Zwischenraum, räumliche Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten, Zeitabschnitt zwischen zwei Zeitpunkten auch im übertragenen Sinn
What words are commonly confused with "Abstand"?
"Abstand" is commonly confused with "Ausland", "Anstand", "Aufstand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstand" is [ˈapˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstand" come from?
"Abstand" 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 "Abstand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amerika#2,011Wilhelm#2,003bislang#2,019Vorteil#2,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Fischer11 variantsstarten11 variantskomisch11 variantsschwere11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list