Abbitte

[ˈapˌbɪtə]

/[ˈapˌbɪtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abbitte” is uncommon German (frequency #86,119 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,119
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Bitte um Nachsicht, Verzeihung

Corpus desk

Index DE-abbitte · Abbitte · German

Abbitte · rank #86,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,119
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbestellt

Nearest frequency peer: abbestellt (-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 „Abbitte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abbitte
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbbitte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌbɪtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abbitte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abbestellt“ (#86,118), „Abbrüche“ (#86,120), „Abfüllung“ (#86,121). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abbitte“ bei #86,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abbitte is uncommon German at frequency #86,119 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌbɪtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Bitte um Nachsicht, Verzeihung".

Abbitte has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abbitte, spelled A-B-B-I-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bitte um Nachsicht, Verzeihung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leugnen wollt er nicht, beweisen konnt er nicht, weil er für das, was er wohl wußte, keine Zeugen hatte, sondern er mußte einen Gulden Strafe erlegen, weil er einen ehrlichen Mann Spitzbube geheißen habe, und ihm Abbitte tun, und dachte bei sich selber: ‚teurer Wein!‘
  2. Abbitte ist die beste Buße. Nicht mehr tun ist die beste Abbitte.

Synonyms

BedauernBeichteCanossagangEhrenerklärungEntschuldigungNachsichtPardonSelbstgeißelungSelbstkritikVergebungVerzeihungWiderruf

This word in other languages

apology(English)excusas(Español)excuse(Français)desculpa(Português)

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 "Abbitte"?
"Abbitte" is spelled A-B-B-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbɪtə].
What does "Abbitte" mean?
As a noun, "Abbitte" means: die Bitte um Nachsicht, Verzeihung
How do you pronounce "Abbitte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abbitte" is [ˈapˌbɪtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abbitte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abteile#86,131Abzügen#86,138zutraue#86,098answers#86,172

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list