abfallend

[ˈapˌfalənt]

/[ˈapˌfalənt]/ verb

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The verdict

“abfallend” is uncommon German (frequency #73,187 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,187
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs abfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfallend · abfallend · German

abfallend · rank #73,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,187
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abertausende

Nearest frequency peer: abertausende (-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 „abfallend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abfallend
PropertyValue
Headwordabfallend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌfalənt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abfallend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abertausende“ (#73,186), „Abgasnorm“ (#73,188), „Abenteuerlust“ (#73,185). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abfallend“ bei #73,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abfallend is uncommon German at frequency #73,187 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfalənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs abfallen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abfallend, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abfallend, spelled A-B-F-A-L-L-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs abfallen

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 "abfallend"?
"abfallend" is spelled A-B-F-A-L-L-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfalənt].
What does "abfallend" mean?
As a verb, "abfallend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs abfallen
How do you pronounce "abfallend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abfallend" is [ˈapˌfalənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abfallend" come from?
"abfallend" 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 "abfallend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Abgasnorm#73,188abgewöhnt#73,192abwartend#73,200amüsierte#73,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list