Abstufung

[ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abstufung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,442
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anordnung, die in Stufen unterteilt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstufung · Abstufung · German

Abstufung · rank #49,442 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,442
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abonnent

Nearest frequency peer: Abonnent (-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 „Abstufung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abstufung“ 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).

Abstufung vs Abstufungen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Abstufung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstufung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,442
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abstufung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abonnent“ (#49,441), „abtragen“ (#49,443), „ablehnten“ (#49,440). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstufung“ bei #49,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Abstufung (IPA [ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,442 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anordnung, die in Stufen unterteilt ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abstufung, with forms such as "abbstufung", "absstufung", and "abstfuung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abstufungen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Abstufung, spelled A-B-S-T-U-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anordnung, die in Stufen unterteilt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eine Abstufung des Honorars halte ich für sehr empfehlenswert.

This word in other languages

gradation(English)gradation(Français)gradação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstufung
  • absstufung
  • abstfuung
  • absttufung
  • abstuffung
  • abstufnug
  • abstufugn
  • abstufungg
  • abstufunng
  • abstuufng
  • absutfung
  • abtsufung
  • asbtufung
  • bastufung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abstufung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbstufung1absstufung1abstfuung2absttufung1abstuffung1abstufnug2abstufugn2abstufungg1
Edit distance from "Abstufung"

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 "Abstufung"?
"Abstufung" is spelled A-B-S-T-U-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ].
What does "Abstufung" mean?
As a noun, "Abstufung" means: Anordnung, die in Stufen unterteilt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Abstufung"?
"Abstufung" is commonly confused with "Abstufungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abstufung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstufung" is [ˈapˌʃtuːfʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstufung" come from?
"Abstufung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ablehnten#49,440Abweisung#49,444abgelegen#49,436Altbauten#49,456

Similar misspelling depth

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

ärmlichen14 variantsWegesrand14 variantsWanderers14 variantsWaldboden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list