abstürzen

[ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abstürzen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,902
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Person oder Gegenstand herunterfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absturzen · abstürzen · German

abstürzen · rank #29,902 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,902
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstraktion

Nearest frequency peer: Abstraktion (-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 „abstürzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abstürzen“ 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).

abstürzen vs absurden
67% similar
abstürzen vs Absturz
56% similar
abstürzen vs absterben
78% similar

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

Key facts for abstürzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabstürzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,902
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abstürzen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abstürzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abstraktion“ (#29,901), „abwechslungsreichen“ (#29,903), „ablehnend“ (#29,900). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abstürzen“ bei #29,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around abstürzen (IPA [ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,902 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstürzen, with forms such as "abbstürzen", "absstürzen", and "abstrüzen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "absurden", "Absturz", "absterben", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abstürzen, spelled A-B-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Person oder Gegenstand herunterfallen
  2. 2
    in eine Krise geraten
  3. 3
    infolge eines schwerwiegenden Programm- oder Hardwarefehlers stillstehen
  4. 4
    nach übermäßigem Alkohol- oder Drogenkonsum die Kontrolle verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er stürzte in Sekundenschnelle ab.
  2. Nach Scheidung und Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes stürzte er ins Bodenlose ab.

This word in other languages

crash(English)caer(Español)écraser(Français)cair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstürzen
  • absstürzen
  • abstrüzen
  • absttürzen
  • abstürezn
  • abstürrzen
  • abstürzenn
  • abstürzne
  • abstürzzen
  • abstüzren
  • absütrzen
  • abtsürzen
  • asbtürzen
  • bastürzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstürzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbstürzen1absstürzen1abstrüzen2absttürzen1abstürezn2abstürrzen1abstürzenn1abstürzne2
Edit distance from "abstürzen"

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 "abstürzen"?
"abstürzen" is spelled A-B-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩].
What does "abstürzen" mean?
As a verb, "abstürzen" means: als Person oder Gegenstand herunterfallen
What words are commonly confused with "abstürzen"?
"abstürzen" is commonly confused with "absurden", "Absturz", "absterben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstürzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstürzen" is [ˈapˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstürzen" come from?
"abstürzen" 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 "abstürzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ablehnend#29,900abwischen#29,905Albträume#29,910Übermacht#29,894

Similar misspelling depth

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

Adressaten14 variantsanwachsen14 variantsAnästhesie14 variantsaufzuregen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list