abbezahlen

[ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən]

/[ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abbezahlen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,105 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,105
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach und nach in Raten/Teilbeträgen bezahlen oder zurückzahlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbezahlen · abbezahlen · German

abbezahlen · rank #72,105 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,105
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aan

Nearest frequency peer: aan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abbezahlen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abbezahlen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abbezahlen
PropertyValue
Headwordabbezahlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abbezahlen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abbezahlenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aan“ (#72,104), „abchecken“ (#72,106), „abgeschliffen“ (#72,107). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abbezahlen“ bei #72,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abbezahlen is uncommon German at frequency #72,105 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abbezahlen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 abbezahlen, spelled A-B-B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach und nach in Raten/Teilbeträgen bezahlen oder zurückzahlen
  2. 2
    (sofort) vollständig bezahlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abbezahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nachdem er alle Raten abbezahlt hatte, konnte er den Fernseher endlich sein Eigen nennen.
  2. Er bezahlt seine Schulden dank einer unerwarteten Erbschaft sofort ab.

Synonyms

abzahlenabstottern

This word in other languages

pay off(English)pagar(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abbezahlen"?
"abbezahlen" is spelled A-B-B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən].
What does "abbezahlen" mean?
As a verb, "abbezahlen" means: nach und nach in Raten/Teilbeträgen bezahlen oder zurückzahlen
How do you pronounce "abbezahlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abbezahlen" is [ˈapbəˌt͡saːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abbezahlen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abbezahlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Züchtigung#72,095alleiniges#72,126Altenheime#72,129Altkanzler#72,132

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list