abstimmen

[ˈapˌʃtɪmən]

/[ˈapˌʃtɪmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abstimmen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,857
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Mehrheitsentscheid (eine Wahl) durchführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstimmen · abstimmen · German

abstimmen · rank #7,857 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,857
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablehnen

Nearest frequency peer: ablehnen (-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 „abstimmen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abstimmen“ 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).

abstimmen vs Abstimmung
70% similar
abstimmen vs abzustimmen
82% similar

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

Key facts for abstimmen
PropertyValue
Headwordabstimmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃtɪmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,857
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abstimmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abstimmenliegt 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: „ablehnen“ (#7,856), „anfängt“ (#7,858), „zocken“ (#7,855). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abstimmen“ bei #7,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abstimmen (IPA [ˈapˌʃtɪmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,857 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstimmen, with forms such as "abbstimmen", "absitmmen", and "absstimmen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Abstimmung", "abzustimmen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abstimmen, spelled A-B-S-T-I-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Mehrheitsentscheid (eine Wahl) durchführen
  2. 2
    in einer Wahl seine Entscheidung kundtun (seine Stimme abgeben)
  3. 3
    das Zusammenwirken mehrerer Komponenten einstellen
  4. 4
    eine einfache Form einer Konsensfindung durchführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da wir uns so nicht einigen können, werden wir abstimmen.
  2. Hast du schon abgestimmt?

Synonyms

wählenvotenadaptierenangleichenanpassenprüfenwürzensynchronisierenkoordinieren

This word in other languages

vote(English)votar(Español)voter(Français)votar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstimmen
  • absitmmen
  • absstimmen
  • abstimemn
  • abstimen
  • abstimmenn
  • abstimmne
  • abstmimen
  • absttimmen
  • abtsimmen
  • asbtimmen
  • bastimmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstimmen - 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.

abbstimmen1absitmmen2absstimmen1abstimemn2abstimen1abstimmenn1abstimmne2abstmimen2
Edit distance from "abstimmen"

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 "abstimmen"?
"abstimmen" is spelled A-B-S-T-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtɪmən].
What does "abstimmen" mean?
As a verb, "abstimmen" means: einen Mehrheitsentscheid (eine Wahl) durchführen
What words are commonly confused with "abstimmen"?
"abstimmen" is commonly confused with "Abstimmung", "abzustimmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstimmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstimmen" is [ˈapˌʃtɪmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstimmen" come from?
"abstimmen" 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 "abstimmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

angeführt#7,859angenehme#7,860arabische#7,861versprach#7,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ablehnen12 variantsAufsicht12 variantsvermieden12 variantsTastatur12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list