Abensberg

[ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Abensberg” is uncommon German (frequency #63,072 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,072
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Landkreis Kelheim, Bayern

Corpus desk

Index DE-abensberg · Abensberg · German

Abensberg · rank #63,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,072
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgedrängt

Nearest frequency peer: abgedrängt (+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 „Abensberg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abensberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbensberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abensberg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abensbergfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgedrängt“ (#63,073), „abgefahrene“ (#63,074), „abgesandte“ (#63,075). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abensberg“ bei #63,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abensberg is uncommon German at frequency #63,072 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Landkreis Kelheim, Bayern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abensberg, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abensberg, spelled A-B-E-N-S-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Landkreis Kelheim, Bayern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aventinus: eigentlich Johannes Turmair, gemäß der Sitte seiner Zeit nach der latinisirten Namensform seiner Vaterstadt Abensberg an der Donau in Niederbaiern Aventinus genannt, …

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 "Abensberg"?
"Abensberg" is spelled A-B-E-N-S-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk].
What does "Abensberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Abensberg" means: Stadt im Landkreis Kelheim, Bayern
How do you pronounce "Abensberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abensberg" is [ˈaːbn̩sˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abensberg" come from?
"Abensberg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abschafft#63,082zubringen#63,042aufbieten#63,117wollenden#63,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list