ab und an
[ap ʊnt ˈan]
The verdict
“ab und an” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur selten, unregelmäßig
Corpus desk
Index DE-ab-und-an · ab und an · German
ab und an · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ab und an |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ap ʊnt ˈan] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ab und an“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ab und an is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ap ʊnt ˈan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur selten, unregelmäßig".
No misspelling variants are generated for ab und an in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ab und an, spelled A-B- -U-N-D- -A-N.
Definition
- 1nur selten, unregelmäßig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ab und an appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin kein Profifußballspieler, ich spiele nur ab und an Fußball.
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This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.