abtrennen

/[ˈapˌtʁɛnən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,184

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

abtrennen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Sache von einer anderen Sache absondern Pronounced [ˈapˌtʁɛnən]. Often confused with abtreten and Antennen.

Key facts for abtrennen
PropertyValue
Headwordabtrennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌtʁɛnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,184
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abtrennen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abtrennen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌtʁɛnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,184 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Sache von einer anderen Sache absondern".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for abtrennen, with forms such as "abbtrennen", "abrtennen", and "abternnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "abtreten", "Antennen", "anbrennen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abtrennen, spelled A-B-T-R-E-N-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache von einer anderen Sache absondern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbtrennen,abrtennen,abternnen,abtrenen,abtrenenn,abtrennenn,abtrennne,abtrnenen,abtrrennen,abttrennen,atbrennen,batrennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abtrennen

Misspelling Variants of "abtrennen"

abbtrennen10abrtennen9abternnen9abtrenen8abtrenenn9abtrennenn10abtrennne9abtrnenen9
Misspelling Variants of "abtrennen"

Frequency rank: #47,184 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abtrennen"?
"abtrennen" is spelled A-B-T-R-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌtʁɛnən].
What does "abtrennen" mean?
As a verb, "abtrennen" means: eine Sache von einer anderen Sache absondern
What words are commonly confused with "abtrennen"?
"abtrennen" is commonly confused with "abtreten", "Antennen", "anbrennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abtrennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abtrennen" is [ˈapˌtʁɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abtrennen" come from?
"abtrennen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.