abstellen
[ˈapˌʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“abstellen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,221 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #12,221
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus der Hand legen und auf einer Fläche platzieren
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 | abstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstellen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abstellen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃtɛlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,221 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstellen, with forms such as "abbstellen", "absetllen", and "absstellen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "anstelle", "anstellen", "absterben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abstellen, spelled A-B-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus der Hand legen und auf einer Fläche platzieren
- 2dafür sorgen, dass eine Handlung unterbleibt
- 3den aktiven Zustand beenden und außer Betrieb setzen
- 4parken
- 5von der üblichen Arbeit freistellen und einer anderen Aufgabe zuweisen
- 6(sich) auf etwas oder jemanden beziehen, danach ausrichten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbstellen,absetllen,absstellen,absteleln,abstelen,abstellenn,abstellne,abstlelen,absttellen,abtsellen,asbtellen,bastellen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstellen - 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.
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Using “abstellen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-T-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌʃtɛlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “anstelle” - see the side-by-side comparison. abstellen vs anstelle
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.