abstrakten

[apˈstʁaktn̩]

/[apˈstʁaktn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“abstrakten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,788
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstrakten · abstrakten · German

abstrakten · rank #18,788 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,788
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstimmungen

Nearest frequency peer: Abstimmungen (-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 „abstrakten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abstrakten“ 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).

abstrakten vs abstreiten
80% similar
abstrakten vs abstrakter
90% similar
abstrakten vs abstraktes
90% similar

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

Key facts for abstrakten
PropertyValue
Headwordabstrakten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apˈstʁaktn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,788
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abstrakten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abstraktenliegt 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: „Abstimmungen“ (#18,787), „absurde“ (#18,789), „Absteiger“ (#18,786). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abstrakten“ bei #18,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around abstrakten (IPA [apˈstʁaktn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,788 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstrakten, with forms such as "abbstrakten", "absrtakten", and "absstrakten". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "abstreiten", "abstrakter", "abstraktes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abstrakten, spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstrakten
  • absrtakten
  • absstrakten
  • abstarkten
  • abstraketn
  • abstrakkten
  • abstraktenn
  • abstraktne
  • abstraktten
  • abstratken
  • abstrkaten
  • abstrrakten
  • absttrakten
  • abtsrakten
  • asbtrakten
  • bastrakten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbstrakten1absrtakten2absstrakten1abstarkten2abstraketn2abstrakkten1abstraktenn1abstraktne2
Edit distance from "abstrakten"

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 "abstrakten"?
"abstrakten" is spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apˈstʁaktn̩].
What does "abstrakten" mean?
As an adjective, "abstrakten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abstrakt
What words are commonly confused with "abstrakten"?
"abstrakten" is commonly confused with "abstreiten", "abstrakter", "abstraktes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstrakten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstrakten" is [apˈstʁaktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstrakten" come from?
"abstrakten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abstrakten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abhandlung#18,785abweichend#18,791abgespielt#18,784angebunden#18,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

andauernden16 variantsangesteckt16 variantsaufzutreten16 variantsvertauscht16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list