abwechseln

/[ˈapˌvɛksl̩n]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,766

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

abwechseln is aGermanverb. It means: zwei oder mehr Personen, die sich gegenseitig bei einer Tätigkeit ablösen Pronounced [ˈapˌvɛksl̩n]. Often confused with abwechselnd and auswechseln.

Key facts for abwechseln
PropertyValue
Headwordabwechseln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌvɛksl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,766
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abwechseln is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌvɛksl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,766 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for abwechseln, with forms such as "abbwechseln", "abewchseln", and "abwcehseln". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "abwechselnd", "auswechseln", 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 abwechseln, spelled A-B-W-E-C-H-S-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwei oder mehr Personen, die sich gegenseitig bei einer Tätigkeit ablösen
  2. 2
    mehr als einmal im Wechsel aufeinander folgen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbwechseln,abewchseln,abwcehseln,abwecchseln,abwechesln,abwechhseln,abwechselln,abwechselnn,abwechsenl,abwechslen,abwechsseln,abwecsheln,abwehcseln,abwwechseln,awbechseln,bawechseln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abwechseln

Misspelling Variants of "abwechseln"

abbwechseln11abewchseln10abwcehseln10abwecchseln11abwechesln10abwechhseln11abwechselln11abwechselnn11
Misspelling Variants of "abwechseln"

Frequency rank: #39,766 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abwechseln"?
"abwechseln" is spelled A-B-W-E-C-H-S-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvɛksl̩n].
What does "abwechseln" mean?
As a verb, "abwechseln" means: zwei oder mehr Personen, die sich gegenseitig bei einer Tätigkeit ablösen
What words are commonly confused with "abwechseln"?
"abwechseln" is commonly confused with "abwechselnd", "auswechseln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abwechseln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abwechseln" is [ˈapˌvɛksl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abwechseln" come from?
"abwechseln" 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.