Abate
[aˈbaːtə]
The verdict
“Abate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Titel eines Weltgeistlichen in Italien und Spanien
Corpus desk
Index DE-abate · Abate · German
Abate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Abate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈbaːtə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈbaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Titel eines Weltgeistlichen in Italien und Spanien".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abate, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Abate, spelled A-B-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Titel eines Weltgeistlichen in Italien und Spanien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Abate klärte den Irrthum mit der Bemerkung auf, daß er angewiesen sei, mich in das Collegium zu bringen.“
„Außer meiner Mutter begleiteten mich Abate Grimani und Signor Baffo.“
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.