abzulegen

[ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzulegen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,151
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzulegen · abzulegen · German

abzulegen · rank #21,151 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,151
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgebrannt

Nearest frequency peer: abgebrannt (-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 „abzulegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abzulegen“ 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).

abzulegen vs anzulegen
89% similar
abzulegen vs abzusehen
78% similar
abzulegen vs anzuregen
78% similar

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

Key facts for abzulegen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzulegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,151
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abzulegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abzulegenliegt 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: „abgebrannt“ (#21,150), „abzuschaffen“ (#21,152), „Abfolge“ (#21,149). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzulegen“ bei #21,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abzulegen (IPA [ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,151 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzulegen, with forms such as "abbzulegen", "abuzlegen", and "abzluegen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "anzulegen", "abzusehen", "anzuregen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abzulegen, spelled A-B-Z-U-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbzulegen
  • abuzlegen
  • abzluegen
  • abzuelgen
  • abzuleegn
  • abzulegenn
  • abzuleggen
  • abzulegne
  • abzulgeen
  • abzullegen
  • abzzulegen
  • azbulegen
  • bazulegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbzulegen1abuzlegen2abzluegen2abzuelgen2abzuleegn2abzulegenn1abzuleggen1abzulegne2
Edit distance from "abzulegen"

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 "abzulegen"?
"abzulegen" is spelled A-B-Z-U-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩].
What does "abzulegen" mean?
As a verb, "abzulegen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablegen
What words are commonly confused with "abzulegen"?
"abzulegen" is commonly confused with "anzulegen", "abzusehen", "anzuregen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abzulegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzulegen" is [ˈapt͡suˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzulegen" come from?
"abzulegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abzulegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Altenburg#21,154zusehends#21,139ziemliche#21,133austragen#21,172

Similar misspelling depth

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

auffordern13 variantswahrnimmt13 variantsbegegnete13 variantschildren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list