Abdikation
[ˌapdikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Abdikation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - förmlicher Verzicht auf ein öffentliches Amt durch den Inhaber
Corpus desk
Index DE-abdikation · Abdikation · German
Abdikation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Abdikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌapdikaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abdikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abdikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌapdikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "förmlicher Verzicht auf ein öffentliches Amt durch den Inhaber".
Abdikation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abdikation, spelled A-B-D-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1förmlicher Verzicht auf ein öffentliches Amt durch den Inhaber
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abdikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach seiner Abdikation verließ er fluchtartig das Land.
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.