Abfall

[ˈapˌfal]

/[ˈapˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abfall” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,501
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der bei der Verwendung oder Verarbeitung übrig gebliebene Rest (auch im übertragenen Sinn)

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfall · Abfall · German

Abfall · rank #8,501 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,501
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abbruch

Nearest frequency peer: Abbruch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Abfall“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Abfall“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abfall vs Anfall
83% similar
Abfall vs abhält
33% similar
Abfall vs Abwahl
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abfall“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abfallliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abbruch“ (#8,500), „abgehalten“ (#8,502), „Abgeordneter“ (#8,503). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abfall“ bei #8,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Abfall (IPA [ˈapˌfal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,501 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abfall, with forms such as "abafll", "abbfall", and "abfal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abfall, spelled A-B-F-A-L-L.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst du bitte den Abfall nach unten bringen?
  2. Nach manchem Abfall werden wir uns recken, um Wertstoffe zu entdecken, wenn die Rohstoffe verrecken.

Synonyms

KauderKehrichtMüllMistAbtrünnigkeitAbhangGefälleSenkungNeigungAbnahmeRückgangVerminderungVerringerung

Antonyms

RohstoffKonvertierungEbeneGewinnVermehrung

This word in other languages

rubbish(English)basura(Español)déchet(Français)lixo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abafll
  • abbfall
  • abfal
  • abffall
  • abflal
  • afball
  • bafall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abfall - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abafll2abbfall1abfal1abffall1abflal2afball2bafall2
Edit distance from "Abfall"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list