Abgang

/[ˈapˌɡaŋ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,668

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Abgang is aGermannoun. It means: Weg, der nach unten führt; eine Treppe, eine Rampe, die abwärts führt Pronounced [ˈapˌɡaŋ]. It ranks #9,668 in German word frequency. Often confused with Abgas and Anfang.

Key facts for Abgang
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbgang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌɡaŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,668
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abgang in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abgang is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌɡaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,668 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abgang, with forms such as "abagng", "abbgang", and "abgagn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Abgas", "Anfang", "Anhang", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abgang, spelled A-B-G-A-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weg, der nach unten führt; eine Treppe, eine Rampe, die abwärts führt
  2. 2
    Verlassen einer Organisationseinheit; Rückzug eines Politikers, Mandatsträger, Würdenträgers
  3. 3
    Herabstürzen von Schnee- Eis- oder Geröllmassen
  4. 4
    Fehlgeburt, Verlust der Leibesfrucht; Ausscheiden eines versteinerten Fremdkörpers
  5. 5
    Verlassen der Bühne in einem Theaterstück
  6. 6
    Geschmackserlebnis beim Verköstigen von Wein, Nachgeschmack eines Schlucks Wein
  7. 7
    das Fehlen
  8. 8
    Abschluss / letzter Teil einer Übung an einem Turngerät (beispielsweise einem Barren, dem Reck, den Ringen, dem Schwebebalken), die im Stand enden sollte

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abagng,abbgang,abgagn,abgangg,abganng,abggang,abgnag,agbang,bagang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abgang

Misspelling Variants of "Abgang"

abagng6abbgang7abgagn6abgangg7abganng7abggang7abgnag6agbang6
Misspelling Variants of "Abgang"

Frequency rank: #9,668 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abgang"?
"Abgang" is spelled A-B-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌɡaŋ].
What does "Abgang" mean?
As a noun, "Abgang" means: Weg, der nach unten führt; eine Treppe, eine Rampe, die abwärts führt
What words are commonly confused with "Abgang"?
"Abgang" is commonly confused with "Abgas", "Anfang", "Anhang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abgang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abgang" is [ˈapˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abgang" come from?
"Abgang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.