abtreiben
[ˈapˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“abtreiben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,685 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #43,685
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden, welches oder welcher sich fliegend oder schwimmend bewegt, von einer Richtung ablenken
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abtreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #43,685 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abtreiben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abtreiben is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,685 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abtreiben, with forms such as "abbtreiben", "abrteiben", and "abteriben". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "abtreten", "antreiben", "abtrennen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abtreiben, spelled A-B-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemanden, welches oder welcher sich fliegend oder schwimmend bewegt, von einer Richtung ablenken
- 2so auf den Körper eines Lebewesens einwirken, dass ein Fremdkörper und Fremdstoffe aus diesem ausgeschieden werden
- 3die menschliche Schwangerschaft unterbrechen
- 4eine Person oder Tier vertreiben
- 5eine flüssige, schaumige Speise schlagen, rühren, quirlen
- 6das Eintreiben von Holzbohlen in schräger Richtung von innen nach außen in das Gestein, um das übrige Gestein abzuschließen
- 7einen Grubenbau durch das Verfahren des Abtreibens ^([6]) erschließen
- 8Vieh von der Weide oder der Alm in den Stall treiben
- 9planmäßig Holz ernten, Waldflächen abholzen
- 10das Entfernen eines Stoffes durch Umsetzung
- 11die Trennung des Erzes in Edelmetall und Verunreinigungen
- 12ein Zugtier durch Kommandos und Peitschenhiebe erschöpfen, zu Tode hetzen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbtreiben,abrteiben,abteriben,abtrebien,abtreibben,abtreibenn,abtreibne,abtreiebn,abtrieben,abtrreiben,abttreiben,atbreiben,batreiben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abtreiben - 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.
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.
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Using “abtreiben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-T-R-E-I-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abtreten” - see the side-by-side comparison. abtreiben vs abtreten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.