Abstände
[ˈapˌʃtɛndə]
The verdict
“Abstände” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,241
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abstand
Corpus desk
Index DE-abstande · Abstände · German
Abstände · rank #22,241 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,241
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 113,935
- PHOTO-FINISH Abstiegskampf
Nearest frequency peer: Abstiegskampf (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Abstände”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- üblen
üblen
77,764 corpus weight
- abgelegenen
abgelegenen
77,762 corpus weight
- Abstiegskam…
Abstiegskampf
77,761 corpus weight
- Abstände
Abstände
77,760 corpus weight
- adult
adult
77,758 corpus weight
- ahnte
ahnte
77,757 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Abstände” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abstände |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtɛndə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,241 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abstände” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Abstände (IPA [ˈapˌʃtɛndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,241 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abstände, with forms such as "abbstände", "absstände", and "abstnäde". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anstand", "Abständen", "Aufstände", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abstände, spelled A-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abstand
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Abstand
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Abstand
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abbstände
- absstände
- abstnäde
- absttände
- abstädne
- abständde
- abstäned
- abstännde
- absätnde
- abtsände
- asbtände
- bastände
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abstände - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abstände", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.