Abakus
[ˈabakʊs]
The verdict
“Abakus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein aus der Antike stammendes Rechenbrett mit Kugeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-abakus · Abakus · German
Abakus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Abakus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈabakʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abakus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abakus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈabakʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Abakus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Abakus, spelled A-B-A-K-U-S.
Definition
- 1ein aus der Antike stammendes Rechenbrett mit Kugeln
- 2antikes Spielbrett
- 3quadratische Platte am Kopfstück von Säulen
- 4Kommandostab der Tempelherren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abakus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch das Wurzelziehen ist mit Hilfe eines Abakus möglich.
„Die Römer haben alle Rechnungen mit dem Abakus durchgeführt – und der ist im Grunde ein dezimales Stellenwertsystem.“
Synonyms
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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.