abzulenken
[ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩]
The verdict
“abzulenken” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,895 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #16,895
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablenken
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 | abzulenken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,895 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abzulenken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abzulenken is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,895 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablenken".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzulenken, with forms such as "abbzulenken", "abuzlenken", and "abzluenken". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "abzulesen", "abzuwenden", "ablenken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abzulenken, spelled A-B-Z-U-L-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ablenken
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbzulenken,abuzlenken,abzluenken,abzuelnken,abzuleknen,abzulenekn,abzulenkenn,abzulenkken,abzulenkne,abzulennken,abzullenken,abzulneken,abzzulenken,azbulenken,bazulenken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abzulenken - 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.
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Using “abzulenken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-Z-U-L-E-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapt͡suˌlɛŋkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abzulesen” - see the side-by-side comparison. abzulenken vs abzulesen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.