abziehen

/[ˈapˌt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,990

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

abziehen is aGermanverb. It means: sich entfernen Pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːən]. Often confused with abzieht and anziehen.

Key facts for abziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordabziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌt͡siːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,990
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abziehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,990 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for abziehen, with forms such as "abbziehen", "abizehen", and "abzeihen". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "abzieht", "anziehen", "abzielen", 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 abziehen, spelled A-B-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich entfernen
  2. 2
    etwas von etwas herunter-, wegziehen oder entfernen
  3. 3
    subtrahieren
  4. 4
    durch Reibung schärfen
  5. 5
    stehlen oder rauben
  6. 6
    eine Fotokopie erstellen, einen Abzug machen
  7. 7
    die Spülung einer Toilette betätigen
  8. 8
    eine Vorstellung geben, eine Szene machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbziehen,abizehen,abzeihen,abzieehn,abziehenn,abziehhen,abziehne,abziheen,abzziehen,azbiehen,baziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abziehen

Misspelling Variants of "abziehen"

abbziehen9abizehen8abzeihen8abzieehn8abziehenn9abziehhen9abziehne8abziheen8
Misspelling Variants of "abziehen"

Frequency rank: #10,990 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abziehen"?
"abziehen" is spelled A-B-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌt͡siːən].
What does "abziehen" mean?
As a verb, "abziehen" means: sich entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "abziehen"?
"abziehen" is commonly confused with "abzieht", "anziehen", "abzielen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abziehen" is [ˈapˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abziehen" come from?
"abziehen" 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.