abzugeben

[ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzugeben” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,018
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzugeben · abzugeben · German

abzugeben · rank #8,018 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,018
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgeschafft

Nearest frequency peer: abgeschafft (-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 „abzugeben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abzugeben“ 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).

abzugeben vs anzugeben
89% similar
abzugeben vs abzusehen
78% similar
abzugeben vs anzugehen
78% similar

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

Key facts for abzugeben
PropertyValue
Headwordabzugeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,018
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abzugeben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abzugebenliegt 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: „abgeschafft“ (#8,017), „agieren“ (#8,019), „Überfall“ (#8,016). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzugeben“ bei #8,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abzugeben (IPA [ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,018 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abgeben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzugeben, with forms such as "abbzugeben", "abuzgeben", and "abzgueben". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "anzugeben", "abzusehen", "anzugehen", and more, 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 abzugeben, spelled A-B-Z-U-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abgeben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbzugeben
  • abuzgeben
  • abzgueben
  • abzuegben
  • abzugbeen
  • abzugebben
  • abzugebenn
  • abzugebne
  • abzugeebn
  • abzuggeben
  • abzzugeben
  • azbugeben
  • bazugeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abzugeben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbzugeben1abuzgeben2abzgueben2abzuegben2abzugbeen2abzugebben1abzugebenn1abzugebne2
Edit distance from "abzugeben"

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 "abzugeben"?
"abzugeben" is spelled A-B-Z-U-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩].
What does "abzugeben" mean?
As a verb, "abzugeben" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abgeben
What words are commonly confused with "abzugeben"?
"abzugeben" is commonly confused with "anzugeben", "abzusehen", "anzugehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abzugeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzugeben" is [ˈapt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzugeben" come from?
"abzugeben" 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 "abzugeben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aktuelles#8,020Anmerkung#8,021Zigarette#8,013Beachtung#8,026

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

wahrlich13 variantsStärkung13 variantsElementen13 variantsentführt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list