abtauchen

[ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩]

/[ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abtauchen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,940
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter Wasser gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abtauchen · abtauchen · German

abtauchen · rank #37,940 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,940
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Absurdität

Nearest frequency peer: Absurdität (-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 „abtauchen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abtauchen“ 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).

abtauchen vs abwaschen
78% similar
abtauchen vs Auftauchen
70% similar

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

Key facts for abtauchen
PropertyValue
Headwordabtauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,940
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abtauchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abtauchenliegt 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: „Absurdität“ (#37,939), „adventures“ (#37,941), „abgezockt“ (#37,938). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abtauchen“ bei #37,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abtauchen (IPA [ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,940 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abtauchen, with forms such as "abatuchen", "abbtauchen", and "abtacuhen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "abwaschen", "Auftauchen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 abtauchen, spelled A-B-T-A-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter Wasser gehen
  2. 2
    in den Untergrund gehen, sich entziehen, zurückziehen
  3. 3
    einem Boxhieb nach unten ausweichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Abtauchen sollte das U-Boot nur um sich einer Verfolgung zu entziehen, denn unter der Wasseroberfläche war es im ersten Weltkrieg für gegnerische Kriegsschiffe unauffindbar.
  2. Jürgen Schauer hat das U-Boot Jago 1989 selbst gebaut und ist mehr als 1000-mal damit abgetaucht: Zu Forschungszwecken und auf Leichensuche nach Flugzeugunfällen.

Synonyms

absinkenuntertauchenTauchfahrtaufnehmenversteckenverbergenuntertauchenauf Tauchstation gehenvon der Bildfläche verschwindenabducken

Antonyms

auftauchenerscheinenpräsentierenaufrichten

This word in other languages

submerge(English)esconderse(Español)plonger(Français)desaparecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abatuchen
  • abbtauchen
  • abtacuhen
  • abtaucchen
  • abtaucehn
  • abtauchenn
  • abtauchhen
  • abtauchne
  • abtauhcen
  • abttauchen
  • abtuachen
  • atbauchen
  • batauchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abatuchen2abbtauchen1abtacuhen2abtaucchen1abtaucehn2abtauchenn1abtauchhen1abtauchne2
Edit distance from "abtauchen"

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 "abtauchen"?
"abtauchen" is spelled A-B-T-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "abtauchen" mean?
As a verb, "abtauchen" means: unter Wasser gehen
What words are commonly confused with "abtauchen"?
"abtauchen" is commonly confused with "abwaschen", "Auftauchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abtauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abtauchen" is [ˈapˌtaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abtauchen" come from?
"abtauchen" 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 "abtauchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

abgezockt#37,938abgemacht#37,936Andromeda#37,953angelogen#37,955

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

zugesehen13 variantsArmbrust13 variantsattestiert13 variantsaufgreift13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list