Abfalleimer

[ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]

/[ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abfalleimer” is uncommon German (frequency #76,456 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,456
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behältnis (Eimer), in dem Abfall/Müll gesammelt wird, um ihn später zu entsorgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfalleimer · Abfalleimer · German

Abfalleimer · rank #76,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,456
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abenteuerspie…

Nearest frequency peer: Abenteuerspielplatz (-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 „Abfalleimer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abfalleimer
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfalleimer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abfalleimer“ im Deutschen

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abenteuerspielplatz“ (#76,455), „Abgasskandal“ (#76,457), „Abendveranstaltung“ (#76,454). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abfalleimer“ bei #76,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abfalleimer is uncommon German at frequency #76,456 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behältnis (Eimer), in dem Abfall/Müll gesammelt wird, um ihn später zu entsorgen".

Abfalleimer has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Abfalleimer, spelled A-B-F-A-L-L-E-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behältnis (Eimer), in dem Abfall/Müll gesammelt wird, um ihn später zu entsorgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er hat sich bislang nur einmal beschwert, und zwar über die jungen Spieler, die im Mannschaftsbus ihre Essensreste liegen lassen hatten, statt sie in die Abfalleimer zu werfen.“
  2. „Die Abfalleimer aus Aluminium standen überquellend von Müll auf der Straße neben den Treppen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Abfalleimer"?
"Abfalleimer" is spelled A-B-F-A-L-L-E-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ].
What does "Abfalleimer" mean?
As a noun, "Abfalleimer" means: Behältnis (Eimer), in dem Abfall/Müll gesammelt wird, um ihn später zu entsorgen
How do you pronounce "Abfalleimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfalleimer" is [ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfalleimer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list