Abtretung

[ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abtretung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,981
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertragung der Verfügungsgewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abtretung · Abtretung · German

Abtretung · rank #28,981 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,981
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstinenz

Nearest frequency peer: Abstinenz (-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 „Abtretung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abtretung“ 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).

Abtretung vs abtreten
67% similar
Abtretung vs Abtreibung
80% similar
Abtretung vs Abtrennung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Abtretung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbtretung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,981
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abtretung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abtretungliegt 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: „Abstinenz“ (#28,980), „abweichenden“ (#28,982), „Abschaltung“ (#28,979). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abtretung“ bei #28,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Abtretung (IPA [ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,981 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abtretung, with forms such as "abbtretung", "abrtetung", and "abtertung". 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, "abtreten", "Abtreibung", "Abtrennung", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Abtretung, spelled A-B-T-R-E-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übertragung der Verfügungsgewalt
  2. 2
    vertragliche Übertragung einer Forderung vom alten auf den neuen Gläubiger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach der Abtretung der Herzogtümer Lothringen-Bar beauftragte Franz Stephan von Lothringen (1708-1765) Saint-Urbain mit der Übersiedlung des lothringischen Münz- und Medaillienkabinetts nach Wien, das mit der bestehenden Sammlung Karls VI. vereint wurde.“
  2. „Kommt aber die Abtretung auf eine entgeldliche Art zu Stande; so haftet der Ueberträger dem Uebernehmer sowohl für die Richtigkeit, als für die Einbringlichkeit der Forderung, jedoch nie für mehr, als er von dem Uebernehmer erhalten hat.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbtretung
  • abrtetung
  • abtertung
  • abtretnug
  • abtrettung
  • abtretugn
  • abtretungg
  • abtretunng
  • abtreutng
  • abtrretung
  • abtrteung
  • abttretung
  • atbretung
  • batretung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbtretung1abrtetung2abtertung2abtretnug2abtrettung1abtretugn2abtretungg1abtretunng1
Edit distance from "Abtretung"

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 "Abtretung"?
"Abtretung" is spelled A-B-T-R-E-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ].
What does "Abtretung" mean?
As a noun, "Abtretung" means: Übertragung der Verfügungsgewalt
What words are commonly confused with "Abtretung"?
"Abtretung" is commonly confused with "abtreten", "Abtreibung", "Abtrennung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abtretung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abtretung" is [ˈapˌtʁeːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abtretung" come from?
"Abtretung" 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 "Abtretung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list