Abfalleimer
[ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ]
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
- abdrucken
abdrucken
23,548 corpus weight
- Abendverans…
Abendveranstaltung
23,547 corpus weight
- Abenteuersp…
Abenteuerspielplatz
23,546 corpus weight
- Abfalleimer
Abfalleimer
23,545 corpus weight
- Abgasskandal
Abgasskandal
23,544 corpus weight
- abgefeiert
abgefeiert
23,543 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abfalleimer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abfalleimer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapfalˌʔaɪ̯mɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #76,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abfalleimer“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Behältnis (Eimer), in dem Abfall/Müll gesammelt wird, um ihn später zu entsorgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abfalleimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.“
„Die Abfalleimer aus Aluminium standen überquellend von Müll auf der Straße neben den Treppen.“
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.
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