Abfangjäger

[ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]

/[ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abfangjäger” is uncommon German (frequency #88,602 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,602
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jagdflugzeuge, die Bedrohungen im Luftraum rechtzeitig bekämpfen sollen, insbesondere feindliche Bomber

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfangjager · Abfangjäger · German

Abfangjäger · rank #88,602 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,602
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abendlicht

Nearest frequency peer: Abendlicht (-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 „Abfangjäger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abfangjäger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfangjäger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,602
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abfangjäger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abfangjägerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abendlicht“ (#88,601), „abgeschöpft“ (#88,603), „Abbuchung“ (#88,600). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abfangjäger“ bei #88,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abfangjäger is uncommon German at frequency #88,602 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jagdflugzeuge, die Bedrohungen im Luftraum rechtzeitig bekämpfen sollen, insbesondere feindliche Bomber".

Abfangjäger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abfangjäger, spelled A-B-F-A-N-G-J-Ä-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jagdflugzeuge, die Bedrohungen im Luftraum rechtzeitig bekämpfen sollen, insbesondere feindliche Bomber

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Abfangjäger sollten den Luftraum über dem Großereignis schützen.

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 "Abfangjäger"?
"Abfangjäger" is spelled A-B-F-A-N-G-J-Ä-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ].
What does "Abfangjäger" mean?
As a noun, "Abfangjäger" means: Jagdflugzeuge, die Bedrohungen im Luftraum rechtzeitig bekämpfen sollen, insbesondere feindliche Bomber
How do you pronounce "Abfangjäger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfangjäger" is [ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfangjäger" come from?
"Abfangjäger" 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 "Abfangjäger", 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