Abatjour
[abaˈʒuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Abatjour” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Fenster mit einer abgeschrägten Laibung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abatjour |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [abaˈʒuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abatjour” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Abatjour is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [abaˈʒuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abatjour, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abatjour, spelled A-B-A-T-J-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1ein Fenster mit einer abgeschrägten Laibung
- 2ein Oberlicht
- 3Lampenschirm
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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.
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Using “Abatjour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-A-T-J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [abaˈʒuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.