absterben

[ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“absterben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,772
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam vom lebendigen in den toten Zustand übergehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absterben · absterben · German

absterben · rank #36,772 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,772
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absieht

Nearest frequency peer: absieht (-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 „absterben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „absterben“ 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).

absterben vs abstürzen
78% similar
absterben vs Aussterben
70% similar
absterben vs abstellen
78% similar

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

Key facts for absterben
PropertyValue
Headwordabsterben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,772
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „absterben“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „absieht“ (#36,771), „abwertend“ (#36,773), „abmelden“ (#36,770). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absterben“ bei #36,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around absterben (IPA [ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,772 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "langsam vom lebendigen in den toten Zustand übergehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for absterben, with forms such as "abbsterben", "absetrben", and "abssterben". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "abstürzen", "Aussterben", "abstellen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is absterben, spelled A-B-S-T-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    langsam vom lebendigen in den toten Zustand übergehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die untersten Äste des Baumes sterben bereits ab.
  2. Bei einem Arterienverschluss sterben die Gliedmaßen wegen der fehlenden Durchblutung langsam ab.

This word in other languages

necrotize(English)mourir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsterben
  • absetrben
  • abssterben
  • abstebren
  • absterbben
  • absterbenn
  • absterbne
  • absterebn
  • absterrben
  • abstreben
  • abstterben
  • abtserben
  • asbterben
  • basterben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absterben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbsterben1absetrben2abssterben1abstebren2absterbben1absterbenn1absterbne2absterebn2
Edit distance from "absterben"

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 "absterben"?
"absterben" is spelled A-B-S-T-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩].
What does "absterben" mean?
As a verb, "absterben" means: langsam vom lebendigen in den toten Zustand übergehen
What words are commonly confused with "absterben"?
"absterben" is commonly confused with "abstürzen", "Aussterben", "abstellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absterben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absterben" is [ˈapˌʃtɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absterben" come from?
"absterben" 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 "absterben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abwertend#36,773Abmachung#36,769Agitation#36,777Albrechts#36,779

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list