Abfangjäger
[ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ]
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
- Abbuchung
Abbuchung
11,401 corpus weight
- Abendlicht
Abendlicht
11,400 corpus weight
- Abfangjäger
Abfangjäger
11,399 corpus weight
- abgeschöpft
abgeschöpft
11,398 corpus weight
- abgeschütte…
abgeschüttelt
11,397 corpus weight
- abgestuften
abgestuften
11,396 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abfangjäger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abfangjäger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapfaŋˌjɛːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,602 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abfangjäger“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Jagdflugzeuge, die Bedrohungen im Luftraum rechtzeitig bekämpfen sollen, insbesondere feindliche Bomber
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abfangjäger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Abfangjäger sollten den Luftraum über dem Großereignis schützen.
Synonyms
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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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