abzielen

[ˈapˌt͡siːlən]

/[ˈapˌt͡siːlən]/ verb

The verdict

“abzielen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,189
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es auf etwas absehen, etwas als Ziel ins Visier nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzielen · abzielen · German

abzielen · rank #39,189 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,189
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abwandlung

Nearest frequency peer: Abwandlung (-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 „abzielen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abzielen“ 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).

abzielen vs abzielt
75% similar
abzielen vs anziehen
75% similar
abzielen vs abziehen
88% similar

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

Key facts for abzielen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌt͡siːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,189
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abzielen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abzielenliegt 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: „Abwandlung“ (#39,188), „achtel“ (#39,190), „abreisen“ (#39,187). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzielen“ bei #39,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abzielen (IPA [ˈapˌt͡siːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,189 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "es auf etwas absehen, etwas als Ziel ins Visier nehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzielen, with forms such as "abbzielen", "abizelen", and "abzeilen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "abzielt", "anziehen", "abziehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 abzielen, spelled A-B-Z-I-E-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    es auf etwas absehen, etwas als Ziel ins Visier nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gib es ruhig zu, sein Verhalten hat doch auf einen Zugang zu ihrer Erbschaft abgezielt.
  2. Mit dem Zielkostenmanagement wird dagegen auf die aktive Beeinflussung der Kosten- und Erlöse in den einzelnen Produktlebenszyklusphasen abgezielt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbzielen
  • abizelen
  • abzeilen
  • abzieeln
  • abzielenn
  • abziellen
  • abzielne
  • abzileen
  • abzzielen
  • azbielen
  • bazielen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbzielen1abizelen2abzeilen2abzieeln2abzielenn1abziellen1abzielne2abzileen2
Edit distance from "abzielen"

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 "abzielen"?
"abzielen" is spelled A-B-Z-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌt͡siːlən].
What does "abzielen" mean?
As a verb, "abzielen" means: es auf etwas absehen, etwas als Ziel ins Visier nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "abzielen"?
"abzielen" is commonly confused with "abzielt", "anziehen", "abziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abzielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzielen" is [ˈapˌt͡siːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzielen" come from?
"abzielen" 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 "abzielen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list