abstellen

/[ˈapˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,221

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

abstellen is aGermanverb. It means: aus der Hand legen und auf einer Fläche platzieren Pronounced [ˈapˌʃtɛlən]. Often confused with anstelle and anstellen.

Key facts for abstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordabstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃtɛlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,221
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abstellen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abstellen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for abstellen, with forms such as "abbstellen", "absetllen", and "absstellen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abstellen, spelled A-B-S-T-E-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Hand legen und auf einer Fläche platzieren
  2. 2
    dafür sorgen, dass eine Handlung unterbleibt
  3. 3
    den aktiven Zustand beenden und außer Betrieb setzen
  4. 4
    parken
  5. 5
    von der üblichen Arbeit freistellen und einer anderen Aufgabe zuweisen
  6. 6
    (sich) auf etwas oder jemanden beziehen, danach ausrichten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbstellen,absetllen,absstellen,absteleln,abstelen,abstellenn,abstellne,abstlelen,absttellen,abtsellen,asbtellen,bastellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abstellen

Misspelling Variants of "abstellen"

abbstellen10absetllen9absstellen10absteleln9abstelen8abstellenn10abstellne9abstlelen9
Misspelling Variants of "abstellen"

Frequency rank: #12,221 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abstellen"?
"abstellen" is spelled A-B-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtɛlən].
What does "abstellen" mean?
As a verb, "abstellen" means: aus der Hand legen und auf einer Fläche platzieren
What words are commonly confused with "abstellen"?
"abstellen" is commonly confused with "anstelle", "anstellen", "absterben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstellen" is [ˈapˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstellen" come from?
"abstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.