abwickeln
[ˈapˌvɪkl̩n]
The verdict
“abwickeln” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,036
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herunterwickeln, abmachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwickeln · abwickeln · German
abwickeln · rank #35,036 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #35,036
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH abstract
Nearest frequency peer: abstract (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “abwickeln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- abschicken
abschicken
64,968 corpus weight
- abschreckend
abschreckend
64,967 corpus weight
- abstract
abstract
64,966 corpus weight
- abwickeln
abwickeln
64,965 corpus weight
- abzuschätzen
abzuschätzen
64,964 corpus weight
- abzusprechen
abzusprechen
64,963 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “abwickeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | abwickeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌvɪkl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abwickeln” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around abwickeln (IPA [ˈapˌvɪkl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,036 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for abwickeln, with forms such as "abbwickeln", "abiwckeln", and "abwcikeln". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abfackeln", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 abwickeln, spelled A-B-W-I-C-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1herunterwickeln, abmachen
- 2etwas erledigen, eine Aufgabe ausführen
- 3sich abspielen, sich ereignen
- 4ein Unternehmen auflösen, liquidieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwickeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich möchte den Knopf wieder annähen. Kannst du mir etwas von der schwarzen Rolle abwickeln?
„Doch es bleibt nicht beim Verschicken: Die 19 Paketeria-Filialen in Berlin sind auch Ebay-Verkaufsagenturen. wer will, kann dort Auktionen komplett abwickeln lassen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abbwickeln
- abiwckeln
- abwcikeln
- abwicckeln
- abwicekln
- abwickelln
- abwickelnn
- abwickenl
- abwickkeln
- abwicklen
- abwikceln
- abwwickeln
- awbickeln
- bawickeln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abwickeln - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abwickeln", 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).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "abfackeln". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #35,036 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
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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.