Abwandlung

[ˈapˌvandlʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌvandlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abwandlung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,188
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichte Veränderung, kleine Abänderung

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwandlung · Abwandlung · German

Abwandlung · rank #39,188 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,188
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abreisen

Nearest frequency peer: abreisen (-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 „Abwandlung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abwandlung“ 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).

Abwandlung vs Abwendung
80% similar
Abwandlung vs Abhandlung
90% similar
Abwandlung vs Abwanderung
82% similar

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

Key facts for Abwandlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwandlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌvandlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,188
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abwandlung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abwandlungliegt 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: „abreisen“ (#39,187), „abzielen“ (#39,189), „abgewartet“ (#39,186). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abwandlung“ bei #39,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Abwandlung (IPA [ˈapˌvandlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,188 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abwandlung, with forms such as "abawndlung", "abbwandlung", and "abwadnlung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Abwendung", "Abhandlung", "Abwanderung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Abwandlung, spelled A-B-W-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichte Veränderung, kleine Abänderung
  2. 2
    Flexion, grammatikalische Biegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Trotz einiger Abwandlungen, war das Original noch immer zu erkennen.
  2. Der Schüler hatte bei der Abwandlung des Wortes große Probleme.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abawndlung
  • abbwandlung
  • abwadnlung
  • abwanddlung
  • abwandllung
  • abwandlnug
  • abwandlugn
  • abwandlungg
  • abwandlunng
  • abwandulng
  • abwanldung
  • abwanndlung
  • abwnadlung
  • abwwandlung
  • awbandlung
  • bawandlung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abwandlung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abawndlung2abbwandlung1abwadnlung2abwanddlung1abwandllung1abwandlnug2abwandlugn2abwandlungg1
Edit distance from "Abwandlung"

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 "Abwandlung"?
"Abwandlung" is spelled A-B-W-A-N-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvandlʊŋ].
What does "Abwandlung" mean?
As a noun, "Abwandlung" means: leichte Veränderung, kleine Abänderung
What words are commonly confused with "Abwandlung"?
"Abwandlung" is commonly confused with "Abwendung", "Abhandlung", "Abwanderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abwandlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwandlung" is [ˈapˌvandlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwandlung" come from?
"Abwandlung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abwandlung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list