Abfall

/[ˈapˌfal]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,501

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Abfall is aGermannoun. It means: der bei der Verwendung oder Verarbeitung übrig gebliebene Rest (auch im übertragenen Sinn) Pronounced [ˈapˌfal]. It ranks #8,501 in German word frequency. Often confused with Anfall and abhält.

Key facts for Abfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌfal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,501
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abfall in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abfall is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌfal]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,501 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abfall, with forms such as "abafll", "abbfall", and "abfal". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Anfall", "abhält", "Abwahl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abfall, spelled A-B-F-A-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der bei der Verwendung oder Verarbeitung übrig gebliebene Rest (auch im übertragenen Sinn)
  2. 2
    das (unauffällige) Schwinden der Verbindung zu – oder die (ausdrückliche) Lossagung von – einer Lehre, Religion, politischen Partei oder Richtung
  3. 3
    starke abfallende Neigung im Geländeprofil
  4. 4
    die Abnahme, das Geringerwerden eines Wertes

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abafll,abbfall,abfal,abffall,abflal,afball,bafall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abfall

Misspelling Variants of "Abfall"

abafll6abbfall7abfal5abffall7abflal6afball6bafall6
Misspelling Variants of "Abfall"

Frequency rank: #8,501 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abfall"?
"Abfall" is spelled A-B-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfal].
What does "Abfall" mean?
As a noun, "Abfall" means: der bei der Verwendung oder Verarbeitung übrig gebliebene Rest (auch im übertragenen Sinn)
What words are commonly confused with "Abfall"?
"Abfall" is commonly confused with "Anfall", "abhält", "Abwahl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfall" is [ˈapˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfall" come from?
"Abfall" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.