Abalone
[abaˈloːnə]
The verdict
“Abalone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine vor Amerika vorkommende Meeresschnecke aus der Familie der Haliotidae, die essbar ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-abalone · Abalone · German
Abalone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Abalone |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [abaˈloːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abalone“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abalone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [abaˈloːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine vor Amerika vorkommende Meeresschnecke aus der Familie der Haliotidae, die essbar ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abalone, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abalone, spelled A-B-A-L-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1eine vor Amerika vorkommende Meeresschnecke aus der Familie der Haliotidae, die essbar ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abalone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ist das da auf dem Teller eine Abalone?
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.